Etymology

mater dolorosa

Today it means: The Virgin Mary represented as the sorrowing mother. Full definition →

Latin mater dolorosa
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommater dolorosa“sorrowful mother”
  2. English todaymater dolorosa

From Latin mater dolorosa (“sorrowful mother”).

Words from the same roots

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Our Lady of Sorrows

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