mater dolorosa

ma·ter do·lo·ro·sa

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-ter doh-loh-roh-sah; English mey-ter doh-luh-roh-suh]
- /ˈmɑ tɛr ˌdoʊ loʊˈroʊ sɑ; English ˈmeɪ tər ˌdoʊ ləˈroʊ sə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mah-ter doh-loh-roh-sah; English mey-ter doh-luh-roh-suh]
- /ˈmɑ tɛr ˌdoʊ loʊˈroʊ sɑ; English ˈmeɪ tər ˌdoʊ ləˈroʊ sə/

Definitions of mater dolorosa words

noun mater dolorosa the sorrowful mother. 1
noun mater dolorosa (initial capital letters) the mother of Christ sorrowing for her son. 1
noun mater dolorosa the Virgin Mary sorrowing for the dead Christ, esp as depicted in art 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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madonna — the Virgin Mary (usually preceded by the).
our lady — a title of the Virgin Mary.
holy mother — honorific title of the Virgin Mary, often applied by analogy to the Roman Catholic Church.
mother of god — a title of the Virgin Mary.

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