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stabat mater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
sta-bat -mater
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.

noun

An artwork depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stabat mater (“the mother was standing”) (the first words of the hymn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

stabat maters (plural)

Questions

What does stabat mater mean?
A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.
Where does stabat mater come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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