Stabat Mater
Americannoun
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(italics) a Latin hymn, composed in the 13th century, commemorating the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the Cross.
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a musical setting for this.
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RC Church a Latin hymn, probably of the 13th century, commemorating the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion and used in the Mass and various other services
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a musical setting of this hymn
Etymology
Origin of Stabat Mater
Literally, “the mother was standing, the first words of the hymn”
Example Sentences
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In a news release, the Catholic Diocese of Arlington described the Secular Institute Stabat Mater as “a non-diocesan Catholic entity that serves the Hispanic community throughout the Diocese.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021
Antonio Perez-Alcala, the director of the Secular Institute Stabat Mater in McLean, was taken into custody Monday and is being held without bond, according to Fairfax County Police.
From Fox News ● Nov. 4, 2021
Stabat Mater Orange County Women’s Chorus performs Pergolesi’s 18th-century composition plus other vocal works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
The raw imagery of the Stabat Mater, the Latin prayer to the mother Mary at the foot of the cross, has inspired more deeply felt musical outpourings than the words of the funeral mass.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2010
How different, for instance, is the tone of the Dies Iræ from that of the Stabat Mater.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
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