madonna means synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.
madonna is pronounced /məˈdɒnə/.
Why “madonna” is a great word
MADONNA — [Name, Noun] A title for the Virgin Mary, especially in veneration or as depicted in art, often with the infant Jesus; by extension, a woman of idealized virtue. From Italian *madonna*, from Old Italian *ma* ("my") + *donna* ("lady"), from Latin *mea domina* ("my lady"); first recorded in English c. 1575–85. Unlike "the Virgin Mary," a doctrinal designation, or "icon," a generic sacred image, *Madonna* is an intimate address that crystallizes into a singular artistic form. It is the gilded halo in a Renaissance fresco, the chipped blue plaster of a roadside shrine, and the patient sorrow in a Pietà's downcast eyes—a human face given to divine grace, holding within its stillness the foreknowledge of a world's grief.
name
- Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.
- A female given name from Italian.“We feel bound to add, however, that it is not very likely, in the usual chances of events, that such names as Alaric Attila Watts should have met in matrimony with those of Zillah Madonna Wiffen; and an unkind world may suggest a mystification somewhere.”
noun
- An artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus.“A beautiful example of this type of Madonna is the polyptych in the Museo Civico in Sansepolcro.”
- A morally pure woman.““Men,” I said, with a tone of disgust. “Halal circles, haram circles, good, bad, Madonnas, whores, goats, penises, it’s all the same.””
- Alternative letter-case form of Madonna.; A representation of the Virgin Mary.“Glogau Stat.—Inns: Deutsches Haus; Westphal’s Hotel. A fortress of the 2nd rank on the l. bank of the Oder, 17,000 Inhab. The Dom upon an island dates from 1120, and contains a madonna by Cranach, sen., his masterpiece.”
- Alternative letter-case form of Madonna.; A morally pure woman.“Yet most of us will probably deny that this blissful woman is a sexual woman. We associate her with Virgin Mary, who conceived in an act of spiritual purity and not in carnal lust and desire. We regard her chastity as essential to her maternal rectitude. Thus we hardly recognize the madonna's subtle sensuality as sexual energy, especially not in an age where we measure sexuality in orgasmic potenc”
- Alternative letter-case form of Madonna.; A lady.“[…] hee lay laſt night in ſuch a madonnas chamber, tother night he lay in ſuch a Counteſſes couch, to night he lies in ſuch a Ladies cloſet, […]”
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