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  • B.V.M.
    B.V.M.
    abbreviation
    Blessed Virgin Mary.
  • BVM
    BVM
    abbreviation
    Beata Virgo Maria

B.V.M.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Blessed Virgin Mary.


BVM British  

abbreviation

  1. Beata Virgo Maria

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of B.V.M.

From Latin Beāta Virgō Marīa


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I quote a translation taken from the Rosary of the B.V.M.

From The Evolution of Love by Ellie Schleussner

Public spiritual reading; compline sung; matins and lauds B.V.M., recited; half-hour mental prayer.

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart

Matins and lauds, recited; half-hour mental prayer; prime sung; prime B.V.M. recited.

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Alfred Wesley Wishart

There was a very fine image of the B.V.M. beside this tomb.

From Old St. Paul's Cathedral by William Benham

The fair time was the feast of the Nativity of the B.V.M.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power

Calls to BVM Foundation and its listed officers were not returned.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2016

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