virgo intacta
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of virgo intacta
Latin, literally: untouched virgin
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Saint Augustine has observed that many young women in Newcastle have no idea they are having a baby until much later in their pregnancy, and having personally studied Mary's gynaecological records, I can confirm she was virgo intacta and that therefore Jesus was the son of God.
From The Guardian
Inman contends in spite of much opposition from his friends that this represents the mother who is still virgo intacta.
From Project Gutenberg
To them the doctrine of the Trinity was unknown, and not one of them had any particular reverence for her whom we call the Virgin Mary, who, if she was 'virgo intacta' when Jesus was born, was certainly different when she bore his brothers.
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One of the first poets of the age has more recently enriched the pages of the New Scots Magazine with verses on the same subject, yet we must confess, in our humble estimation, that the Carstairs remains inviolate—virgo intacta.
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She then has a child three months later, after she was declared virgo intacta.
From The Guardian
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