Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mary magdalene

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: mary -mag-da-lene
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female disciple of Jesus.

Example Sentences

"The firſt day of the weeke, commeth Mary Magdalene earely when it was yet darke, vnto the Sepulchre, and ſeeth the ſtone taken away from the Sepulchre."
"I tried to explain to the large and emotional congregation how Jesus would address the problem of illicit sex, contagion, and suffering. I quoted texts about his attitude toward Mary Magdalene (who was cured of seven sins), the Samaritan woman at the well (with five lovers), and the woman caught in adultery and sentenced to be stoned to death. I said that all these actions showed his love and forgiveness and that Matthew 25’s “unto the least of these” put the responsibility on all of us to reach out to the afflicted with forgiveness and love."

Etymology

From Mary + Magdalene; from Middle English Marie Magdaleyn, Marie Magdeleyne, Marye Maudelen, Marye Maudeleyne, Marie Mawdeleyn, Mary Maudelen, Mary Mawdelayn, from Old French Marie Madelaine and Latin Marīa Magdalēna.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Marie Magdaleyn, Marie Madelaine, Marīa Magdalēna

Inflected Forms

Mary the Magdalene (alternative)

Synonyms

Saint Mary

Questions

What does mary magdalene mean?: A female disciple of Jesus.
Where does mary magdalene come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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