Virgin Mary

proper noun

Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Similar
Blessed VirginBlessed Virgin MaryVirginSaint MaryHoly MaryOur LadyMama MaryMary
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Meanings

Virgin Mary1

proper noun(the) Virgin Mary (plural Virgin Marys or Virgins Mary)

plural Virgin Marys · plural Virgins Mary

  1. ChristianitySynonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

    […] three Virgins Mary, by Bicci di Lorenzo, Lorenzo Monaco, and Filippo Lippi (hall IV); […]

    1999, Touring Club of Italy, Florence: A Complete Guide to the Renaissance City, the Surrounding Countryside, and the Chianti Region, Touring Editore, published April 2000, →ISBN, page 139
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    They no more supposed that there were as many Jupiters, as images of Jupiter, than the Papists imagine there to be as many Virgins Mary as they have statues and pictures of her.

    1819 August, “Religious Retrospect”, in The Antijacobin Review; and Protestant Advocate: or, Monthly Political, and Literary Censor, volume LVI, number 56, London: […] G. Sidney, […]; […] Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, […], page 570

    Now, since there are many ‘sects’ amongst Protestants, and many ‘orders,’ often rival ones, amongst the Roman Catholics, and since there are almost as many Virgins Mary as there are towns who own her sway, so we may expect to find in Palestine many rival ‘orders,’ ‘systems,’ or ‘temples.’

    1868, Thomas Inman, Ancient Faiths Embodied in Ancient Names: or an Attempt to Trace the Religious Belief, Sacred Rites, and Holy Emblems of Certain Nations. […], volume I, London; Liverpool: […] the Author, page 348

    One of his tableaux for her entry was designed to illustrate the peace brought by the two Virgins Mary: there was the Annunciation to the Virgin at the top of the pageant, a king and queen seated in the centre with Justice and Truth on either side of them, and at the bottom ‘ung iardin nommé le iardin de france’ containing shepherds and shepherdesses singing.

    1977, Helen Cooper, Pastoral: Mediaeval Into Renaissance, D. S. Brewer, →ISBN, page 85

    Meanwhile, images of black women in this period in Spain and Spanish America appeared in painted portraits, prints, and statues of dark Virgin Marys.

    2016, Larissa Brewer-García, “Imagined Transformations: Color, Beauty, and Black Christian Conversion in Seventeenth-Century Spanish America”, in Pamela A. Patton, editor, Envisioning Others: Race, Color, and the Visual in Iberia and Latin America, Leiden; Boston, Mass.: Brill, →ISBN, page 122

    Synonyms: Blessed Virgin, Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin, Saint Mary, Holy Mary, Our Lady, Mama Mary, Mary

Virgin Mary2

nounVirgin Mary (plural Virgin Marys)

plural Virgin Marys · alternative virgin mary

  1. A drink made with tomato juice and spices, resembling a Bloody Mary, but without alcohol.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Similar
Blessed VirginBlessed Virgin MaryVirginSaint MaryHoly MaryOur LadyMama MaryMarymother of Jesus

More synonyms by meaning

nouna Bloody Mary made without alcohol

Similar
bloody shame
Broader
Bloody Mary
Also see
blessed virginblessed virgin maryqueensaint maryvirgin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Virgin Mary · proper noun

From virgin + Mary, from the belief that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Christ.

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Virgin Mary · noun

Blend of virgin + bloody mary, from non-alcoholic drinks being labelled "virgin", the referent being the person who drinks them without being "sullied" or "tainted" by alcohol.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Maagd Maria
  • Maagd MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Arabic مَرْيَم اَلْعَذْرَاء
  • مَرْيَم اَلْعَذْرَاء (maryam al-ʕaḏrāʔ)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Bengali বিবি মরিয়ম
  • বিবি মরিয়ম (bibi moriẏom)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Bulgarian Дева Мария
  • Дева Мария (Deva Marija)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Catalan Verge Maria
  • Verge MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Chinese Mandarin 聖母瑪利亞 /圣母玛利亚
  • 聖母瑪利亞 /圣母玛利亚 (Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Czech Panna Maria, Panna Marie
  • Panna MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Panna MarieMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Danish Jomfru Maria
  • Jomfru MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Dutch Maagd Maria
  • Maagd MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Finnish Neitsyt Maria, Neitsyt
  • Neitsyt MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • NeitsytMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
French Vierge Marie
  • Vierge MarieMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
German Jungfrau Maria
  • Jungfrau MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Greek Παναγία
  • Παναγία (Panagía)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Hindi मुक़द्दस कुंवारी मरयम
  • मुक़द्दस कुंवारी मरयम (muqaddas kumvārī maryam)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Hungarian Szűz Mária, Szűzanya
  • Szűz MáriaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • SzűzanyaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Boldogságos SzűzMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Boldogságos Szűz MáriaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Szent SzűzMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Icelandic María mey
  • María meyMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Indonesian Bunda Maria
  • Bunda MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Irish an Mhaighdean Mhuire, Muire Ógh
  • an Mhaighdean MhuireMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Muire ÓghMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Muire MhaighdeanMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • an Mhaighdean BheannaitheMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Italian Vergine Maria
  • Vergine MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Japanese 聖母マリア
  • 聖母マリアMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Korean 성모 마리아
  • 성모 마리아Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Latin Virgō Marīa, Beāta Virgō
  • Virgō MarīaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Beāta VirgōMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Beāta Virgō MarīaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Lithuanian Mergelė Marija
  • Mergelė MarijaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Persian مریم عذرا
  • مریم عذرا (maryam-e 'azrâ)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Polish Dziewica Maryja, Maryja Panna
  • Dziewica MaryjaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Maryja PannaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Najświętsza Maryja PannaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Portuguese Virgem Maria
  • Virgem MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Romanian Fecioara Maria
  • Fecioara MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Russian Де́ва Мари́я
  • Де́ва Мари́я (Déva Maríja)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Scottish Gaelic Moire Òigh, a' Mhaighdeann Moire
  • Moire ÒighMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • a' Mhaighdeann MoireMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Spanish Virgen María
  • Virgen MaríaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Swedish jungfru Maria
  • jungfru MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Tagalog Birheng Maria
  • Birheng MariaMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Tamil கன்னி மேரி
  • கன்னி மேரி (kaṉṉi mēri)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Turkish Bakire Meryem
  • Bakire MeryemMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Ukrainian Ді́ва Марі́я
  • Ді́ва Марі́я (Díva Maríja)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Urdu کنواری مریم
  • کنواری مریم (kũnvārī maryam)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Welsh y Forwyn Fair
  • y Forwyn FairMary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Yiddish הייליקע מאַריע, הייליקע בתולה
  • הייליקע מאַריע (héylike márye)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • הייליקע בתולה (héylike psúle)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • מאַדאָנע (madóne)Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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