mater dolorosa

noun

The Virgin Mary represented as the sorrowing mother.

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Meanings

nounmater dolorosa (plural mater dolorosas or matres dolorosae)

plural mater dolorosas · plural matres dolorosae

  1. artThe Virgin Mary represented as the sorrowing mother.

Origin

  1. Latinmater dolorosa“sorrowful mother”
  2. Englishmater dolorosa

From Latin mater dolorosa (“sorrowful mother”).

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APA

mater dolorosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mater%20dolorosa

MLA

“mater dolorosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mater%20dolorosa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mater dolorosa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mater%20dolorosa.

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