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Mater Dolorosa (iou)



Mater Dolorosa noun phr. . E19.
[medieval Latin, lit. 'sorrowful mother'.]
(A title of) the Virgin Mary, as having a role in the Passion of Christ; a representation, in painting or sculpture, of the Virgin Mary sorrowing; transf. a woman resembling the sorrowful Virgin in appearance, manner, etc.