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noli me tangere
[ noh-lahy mee tan-juh-ree, noh-lee; Latin noh-lee me tahng-ge-re ]
noun
- a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
- a picture representing Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection.
- Also noli-me-tange·re. the touch-me-not.
noli-me-tangere
/ ˈnəʊlɪˌmeɪˈtæŋɡərɪ /
noun
- a warning against interfering or against touching a person or thing
- a work of art depicting Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene after His Resurrection
- See touch-me-notanother name for touch-me-not
- a cancerous ulcer affecting soft tissue and bone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noli me tangere1
< Latin: do not touch me (Jesus' words to Mary Magdalene)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of noli me tangere1
from Latin: do not touch me, the words spoken by Christ to Mary Magdalene (Vulgate, John 20:17)
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Example Sentences
This quality is expressed twice over in the Latin name Impatiens noli-me-tangere.
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Noli-me-tangere, the Scotch fiddle, or other contagious disease.
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True, she had her lovely little serene, holy, noli-me-tangere air; but I thought that would pass.
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