Virgin
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
proper noun
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Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
'Behold,' said he, showing the picture of the Virgin, 'Behold her who protects us. Fear nothing : we shall reach Chang-hai, and we shall see our bishop.' He spoke truth : shortly they descried a Chinese junk. The master of it, on the promise of a good round sum, undertook to guide them to their destination.
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The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.
In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne […]
When the bright Virgin gives the beauteous Days, / And Libra weighs in equal Scales the Year […].
The lion is coming, leaping forth, his foot over the head of the serpent Hydra. The virgin holds in one hand a palm-branch, in the other an ear of corn.
The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.
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rareA surname.
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A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States.
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A town in Washington County, Utah.
Etymology
From virgin, q.v. The sense of Mary, mother of Jesus, comes from the Christian belief in Jesus's virgin birth and Mary's freedom from sin. The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826. The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.
noun
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A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.
Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure.
Forms
- plural
- Virgins
Virgin · Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).
Virginia · A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of…virginity · The state or characteristic of being a virgin.Virgins · The Virgin Islands.