Pietà
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Origin of Pietà
1Words Nearby Pietà
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How to use Pietà in a sentence
Her new single, “Pieta,” is something you can worship and blaspheme at the same time.
I shot Pieta with the equivalent of $100,000… My aim is to take the temperature of the world from time to time.
The Most F-ed Up Movie of the Year: 'Moebius,' a Castration and Incest-Fueled South Korean Satire | Marlow Stern | August 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd up until Elin, the final act has been become borderline pieta.
This suddint bust of centiment on mi part, awoke the sleapin pieta of the trak pedlar, and he at wunst tuk me tu do for swarin.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawYou didn't read the words in raised letters on the base of the pieta?
The Last Miracle | M. P. Shiel
She remembered how once she had stood with him in St. Peter's—in front of the "Pieta."
The Higher Court | Mary Stewart DaggettIn one chapel the Pieta of Michael Angelo, a marble group, and a masterpiece of his, is placed.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesThe neighbouring church of St. Pieta, on the contrary, can be called large and grand.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for pietà
/ (pɪɛˈtɑː) /
a sculpture, painting, or drawing of the dead Christ, supported by the Virgin Mary
Origin of pietà
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Pietà
[ (pyay-tah; pee-ay-tah) ]
A painting, drawing, or sculpture of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means “pity” in Italian.
Notes for Pietà
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