B.V.M.

American  

abbreviation

1. Blessed Virgin Mary.

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BVM British  

abbreviation

1. Beata Virgo Maria

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Etymology

Origin of B.V.M.

From Latin Beāta Virgō Marīa

Example Sentences

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

From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie

Michael was handed a thin sky-blue book labelled Office of the B.V.M.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton

Bishop, /The Origins of the   Feast of the Conception of B.V.M./, 1904.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James

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

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

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

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