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our lady of sorrows

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
our la-dy of -sor-rows
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Māter Dolōrōsa (“Sorrowful Mother”) under influence from Domina Nostra (“Our Lady”) and their descendants in other languages.

Synonyms

Our Lady of Dolours Sorrowful Mother Mother of Sorrows Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Our Lady of the Seven Dolours Mary mother of Jesus in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion

Questions

What does our lady of sorrows mean?
Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion.
Where does our lady of sorrows come from?
Calque of Latin Māter Dolōrōsa (“Sorrowful Mother”) under influence from Domina Nostra (“Our Lady”) and their descendants in other languages.

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