Notre Dame

[ noh-truh deym, dahm, noh-ter ]

noun

1. Also called Notre Dame de Paris [naw-t, r, uh, d, a, m d, uh, p, a, -, ree], a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).
2. the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.

Notre Dame

/ nɔtrə dam; ˈnɒtrə; ˈnəʊtrə ˈdɑːm /

noun

1. the early Gothic cathedral of Paris, on the Île de la Cité: built between 1163 and 1257

Word History and Origins

Origin of Notre Dame¹

< French: our lady

Example Sentences

Virginia Tech was coming off its most complete defensive performance of the season, a 62-51 win at Notre Dame on Wednesday.

From Washington Post

Ninth-ranked Georgia and 10th-ranked Iowa State were both more likely to be the best than Notre Dame.

From FiveThirtyEight

The other three teams in the playoff — Clemson, Alabama and Notre Dame — have played 11 times, including in conference championship games.

From Washington Post

So while its 31-14 win Friday over decided underdog Notre Dame played out predictably, the Heisman Trophy candidates on its celestial offense played out dazzlingly.

From Washington Post

The Cavaliers lost to Gonzaga last Saturday, then defeated Notre Dame on Wednesday before Friday’s postponement further disrupted their season.

From Washington Post

“This is campaign activity,” said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a law professor and associate dean at the University of Notre Dame.

From The Daily Beast

Both are graduate students in biology at the University of Notre Dame.

From The Daily Beast

But a study out of Notre Dame this month appears to offer some support for the much-maligned tests.

From The Daily Beast

He picked up an Easter lily which Geneviève had brought that morning from Notre Dame, and dropped it into the basin.

From The Daily Beast

Reagan played George Gipp, the Notre Dame star who died young.

From The Daily Beast

At all events, we have nothing but this minister-general between us and Notre-Dame.

From Project Gutenberg

The marquis, my master—over there in the little white house behind Notre-Dame.

From Project Gutenberg

The lists were appointed in the Isle of Notre Dame, then an unenclosed, uninhabited place.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a church much used by the poor—who even call it Notre Dame des Halles—but its music on festival days brings the rich too.

From Project Gutenberg

After leaving Notre-Dame we rode up one side of the river to Auteuil and down the other, frequently forced to make long detours.

From Project Gutenberg