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magdalene asylum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
mag-dalene a-sy-lum
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A religious prison for prostitutes and unmarried mothers, usually as a source of forced labour.

Etymology

Named after Mary Magdalene, traditionally associated with prostitution and a patron saint of penitent sinners.

Inflected Forms

Magdalene asylums (plural)

Synonyms

Magdalene hospital Magdalen hospital Magdalene laundry

Questions

What does magdalene asylum mean?
A religious prison for prostitutes and unmarried mothers, usually as a source of forced labour.
Where does magdalene asylum come from?
Named after Mary Magdalene, traditionally associated with prostitution and a patron saint of penitent sinners.

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