Pietà
Pietà definition
Pietà (pyā tä′, pē ā′tä)
noun
a representation in painting, sculpture, etc. of Mary, the mother, grieving over the body of Jesus after the Crucifixion
Etymology: It, lit., pity < L pietas, piety
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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