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Mary1 definition

Mary (mer′ē, mar′ē)

noun

  1. a feminine name: dim. Mamie, Molly, Polly; masc. & fem. Marie, Marion; var. Mae, Maria, Marietta, Marilyn, May, Miriam; equiv. Ir. Maureen, Moira, Fr. Marie, Marion, Ger., It., & Sp. Maria, Pol. Marya
  2. Bible
    1. mother of Jesus: Matt. 1:18-25: often referred to as the (Blessed) Virgin Mary, Saint Mary
    2. sister of Martha and Lazarus: Luke 10:38-42
    3. Mary Magdalene

Etymology: ME Marie < OE < LL(Ec) Maria < Gr Maria, Mariam < Heb Miryām or Aram Maryām, lit., rebellion

Mary2 definition

Mary (mer′ē, mar′ē)

  1. (Mary Tudor) 1516-58; queen of England (1553-58): daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon: wife of Philip II of Spain
  2. 1662-94; queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1689-94), ruling jointly with her husband, William III: daughter of James II

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Mary Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • bloody: My bloody mary was the best I've had outside my house.

Modifies a noun

  • bonzo: Bell's funny story of mary bonzo the only stud.

Used with adjective complement

  • marry: At the age of 24 he married mary Bellwood at Acomb parish church in York.

Noun used with modifier

  • -nosum: You can suppress the summary for a program run interactively with -NOSUM mary.
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Mary quotes

Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle-shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for his bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.

-Alexander, Cecil Frances

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

-Bible (NewTestament)

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

-Bible (NewTestament)

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