Definition of Blessed virgin

1. Noun. The mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics.

Exact synonyms: Madonna, Mary, The Virgin, Virgin Mary
Generic synonyms: Jewess, Female Parent, Mother
Derivative terms: Marian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blessed Virgin

Blechnum
Blechnum spicant
Blender
Blenheim
Blenheim spaniel
Blenniidae
Blennioidea
Blennius
Blennius pholis
Blephilia
Blephilia celiata
Blephilia hirsuta
Bleriot
Blessed
Blessed Trinity
Blessed Virgin
Bletia striata
Bletilla
Bletilla striata
Bleulerian
Blida
Bligh
Blighia
Blighia sapida
Blighty
Blimp
Blimps
Blind Freddy
Bliss
Blissenbach

Literary usage of Blessed virgin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Of the cursus or Little Office of the blessed virgin we hear nothing until ... 1360) that the daily recital of the Office of the blessed virgin and of the ..."

2. Early Narratives of the Northwest, 1634-1699 by Louise Phelps Kellogg (1917)
"But that which apparently predominated was a devotion, altogether rare and singular, to the blessed virgin, and particularly toward the mystery of her ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Of the cursus or Little Office of the blessed virgin we hear nothing until ... 1360) that the daily recital of the Office of the blessed virgin and of the ..."

4. Early Narratives of the Northwest, 1634-1699 by Louise Phelps Kellogg (1917)
"But that which apparently predominated was a devotion, altogether rare and singular, to the blessed virgin, and particularly toward the mystery of her ..."

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