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Virgin Mary

name

Etymology

Blend of virgin + Bloody Mary, from non-alcoholic drinks being labelled "virgin", the referent being the person who drinks them without being "sullied" or "tainted" by alcohol.

  1. derived from מִרְיָם
  2. derived from מַרְיָם
  3. derived from Μαρία
  4. derived from Maria
  5. derived from Marie
  6. inherited from Marie
  7. compounded as virgin mary — “virgin + Mary”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

    • They no more supposed that there were as many Jupiters, as images of Jupiter, than the Papists imagine there to be as many Virgins Mary as they have statues and pictures of her.

  2. A drink made with tomato juice and spices, resembling a Bloody Mary, but without alcohol.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA