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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

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  10. ‹ piercingly
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