mater dolorosa
the sorrowful mother.
(initial capital letters) the mother of Christ sorrowing for her son.
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How to use mater dolorosa in a sentence
Among these are "Medusa," a bronze bust; and a "mater dolorosa," in terra-cotta.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementPoor Queen Marie Amlie, she has been indeed a mater dolorosa.
Memoirs of the Duchesse De Dino | Duchesse De DinoThe mater dolorosa herself was not called upon to bear such humiliation.
The Inner Shrine | Basil KingA vast cape that might have enshrouded the form of a mater dolorosa hung by the side of a jauntily-striped Langtry-hood.'
The Works of Max Beerbohm | Max BeerbohmThe centre painting of these last represents the mater dolorosa weeping over the dead body of her Son.
The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; | Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
British Dictionary definitions for mater dolorosa
/ (ˈmɑːtə ˌdɒləˈrəʊsə) /
the Virgin Mary sorrowing for the dead Christ, esp as depicted in art
Origin of mater dolorosa
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