mater dolorosa

[ mah-ter-doh-loh-roh-sah; English mey-ter doh-luh-roh-suh ]

/ ˈmɑ tɛr ˌdoʊ loʊˈroʊ sɑ; English ˈmeɪ tər ˌdoʊ ləˈroʊ sə /

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noun Latin.

the sorrowful mother.

(initial capital letters) the mother of Christ sorrowing for her son.

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How to use mater dolorosa in a sentence

Among these are "Medusa," a bronze bust; and a "Mater Dolorosa," in terra-cotta.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Poor Queen Marie Amlie, she has been indeed a mater dolorosa.
Memoirs of the Duchesse De Dino|Duchesse De Dino
The Mater Dolorosa herself was not called upon to bear such humiliation.
The Inner Shrine|Basil King
A vast cape that might have enshrouded the form of a Mater Dolorosa hung by the side of a jauntily-striped Langtry-hood.'
The Works of Max Beerbohm|Max Beerbohm

The centre painting of these last represents the Mater dolorosa weeping over the dead body of her Son.
The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain;|Nathaniel Armstrong Wells

British Dictionary definitions for mater dolorosa

mater dolorosa

/ (ˈmɑːtə ˌdɒləˈrəʊsə) /

noun

the Virgin Mary sorrowing for the dead Christ, esp as depicted in art

Word Origin for mater dolorosa

Latin: sorrowful mother

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