stabat mater

noun

A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.

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Meanings

nounstabat mater (plural stabat maters)

plural stabat maters

  1. entertainmentA hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.
  2. artAn artwork depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle.

Origin

  1. Latinstabat mater“the mother was standing”
  2. Englishstabat mater

Borrowed from Latin stabat mater (“the mother was standing”) (the first words of the hymn).

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APA

stabat mater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabat%20mater

MLA

“stabat mater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabat%20mater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stabat mater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stabat%20mater.

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