Memorare

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proper noun

A prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, beginning in English, “Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary …”

OriginEcclesiastical Latin memorāre →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Memorare
  1. CatholicismA prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, beginning in English, “Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary …”

    With this in mind, the second part of the Memorare is the prayer of one who is aware of his or her sin and unworthiness and humbly seeks the mother’s mercy, prayers, and intercession.

    2002, María Ruiz Scaperlanda, The Seeker’s Guide to Mary, →ISBN, page 157

Origin

  1. Ecclesiastical Latinmemorāre“remember”
  2. EnglishMemorare

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin memorāre (“remember”, imperative), from the opening of the prayer in Latin, “Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria …”.

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Memorare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Memorare

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“Memorare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Memorare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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