Mary Magdalene

noun

1. Mary of Magdala, whom Jesus healed of possession by devils, Luke 8:2: traditionally identified with the repentant woman whom Jesus forgave. Luke 7:37–50.

Mary Magdalene

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1. See magdalen
   Saint Mary Magdalene
   Saint Mary Magdalene New Testament a woman of Magdala ( ˈmæɡdələ ) in Galilee whom Jesus cured of evil spirits (Luke 8:2) and who is often identified with the sinful woman of Luke 7:36–50. In Christian tradition she is usually taken to have been a prostitute. Feast day: July 22 See also magdalen

Mary Magdalene

1. In the Gospels , a woman who became a follower of Jesus after he drove out her demons. She is also described as a woman who was present at the Crucifixion , as an attendant at his burial, and as one of the witnesses to the discovery of the empty tomb three days later.

Notes

According to the Gospel of Luke , Mary Magdalene is also identified with the repentant prostitute who anointed the feet of Jesus.

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In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.

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Mary Magdalene's second career as a persuasive preacher gave me courage.

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The disciples considered her (Mary Magdalene's) words idle tales, and believed them not.

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Can anyone imagine the seven-devilled Mary Magdalene conversing in this way?

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Mary Magdalene is represented as several ladies rolled into one, and her house is a perfect museum of relics.

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It appears from a document of 1306 that the chapel at that date contained certain ‘relics’ of St. Mary Magdalene.

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