Mary Magdalene
Mary of Magdala, whom Jesus healed of possession by devils, Luke 8:2: traditionally identified with the repentant woman whom Jesus forgave. Luke 7:37–50.
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In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.
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Each time I know one it makes me understand the scientific phenomenon of Mary Magdalene.
Murder in Any Degree | Owen JohnsonThe disciples considered her (Mary Magdalene's) words idle tales, and believed them not.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George EliotCan anyone imagine the seven-devilled Mary Magdalene conversing in this way?
Flowers of Freethought | George W. FooteMary Magdalene is represented as several ladies rolled into one, and her house is a perfect museum of relics.
Flowers of Freethought | George W. FooteIt appears from a document of 1306 that the chapel at that date contained certain ‘relics’ of St. Mary Magdalene.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mary Magdalene
Saint Mary Magdalene New Testament a woman of Magdala (ˈmæɡdələ) in Galilee whom Jesus cured of evil spirits (Luke 8:2) and who is often identified with the sinful woman of Luke 7:36–50. In Christian tradition she is usually taken to have been a prostitute. Feast day: July 22: See also magdalen
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Cultural definitions for Mary Magdalene
[ (mag-duh-luhn, mag-duh-leen) ]
In the Gospels, a woman who became a follower of Jesus after he drove out her demons. She is also described as a woman who was present at the Crucifixion, as an attendant at his burial, and as one of the witnesses to the discovery of the empty tomb three days later.
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