Magdalene
Americannoun
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the. Mary Magdalene.
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(lowercase) a reformed prostitute.
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Also Magdalen a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “woman of Magdala.”
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Example Sentences
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The actor - also an award winning director for films such as The Magdalene Sisters and Neds - was wounded on the head as a result of the attack.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Davis also readily cites her mother, Mary Magdalene Duplantier, as one of her main inspirations.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
In her exquisite rendition of “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” the tenderness between Mary Magdalene and Jesus, at once earthy and ethereal, deepened the expressive range of the love between them.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
Volunteers from the St Mary Magdalene Church food bank in Gorleston, Norfolk, were invited to the Stena Immaculate cargo vessel, which is docked at the Port of Great Yarmouth, to collect frozen meat and fish.
From BBC • May 24, 2025
Magdalene called Lena, hearing her shouts, ran down the stairs and into the kitchen.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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