Phrase guide

Virgin Mary

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Blessed Virgin, Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin, Saint Mary, Holy Mary, Our Lady, Mary, mother of Jesus

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A drink made with tomato juice and spices, resembling a Bloody Mary, but without alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a Bloody Mary made without alcohol

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bloody shame

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Bloody Mary

4

noun

Meaning 4

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Jewess, mother, female parent

History

Etymology

From virgin + Mary, from the belief that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Christ.

Blend of virgin + Bloody Mary, from non-alcoholic drinks being labelled "virgin", the referent being the person who drinks them without being "sullied" or "tainted" by alcohol.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Maagd Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Albanian: Zonja e Bekuar — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Arabic: مَرْيَم اَلْعَذْرَاء (maryam al-ʕaḏrāʔ) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Aramaic: ܡܪܝܡ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Belarusian: Дзе́ва Мары́я (Dzjéva Marýja) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Bengali: বিবি মরিয়ম (bibi moriẏom) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Breton: ar Werc'hez Vari — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Bulgarian: Дева Мария (Deva Marija) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Catalan: Verge Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖母瑪利亞 /圣母玛利亚 (Shèngmǔ Mǎlìyà) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Cornish: Maria Wynn — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Czech: Panna Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Czech: Panna Marie — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Danish: Jomfru Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Dutch: Maagd Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Faroese: Jómfrú Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Faroese: Maria Moy — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Finnish: Neitsyt Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Finnish: Neitsyt — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • French: Vierge Marie — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Galician: Virxe María — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Georgian: ქალწული მარიამი (kalc̣uli mariami) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • German: Jungfrau Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Pennsylvania German: Mareia — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Pennsylvania German: Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Pennsylvania German: Mariche — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Greek: Παναγία (Panagía) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Hindi: मुक़द्दस कुंवारी मरयम (muqaddas kumvārī maryam) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Hungarian: Szűz Mária — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Hungarian: Szűzanya — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Hungarian: Boldogságos Szűz — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Hungarian: Boldogságos Szűz Mária — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Hungarian: Szent Szűz — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Icelandic: María mey — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Indonesian: Bunda Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Irish: an Mhaighdean Mhuire — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Irish: Muire Ógh — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Irish: Muire Mhaighdean — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Irish: an Mhaighdean Bheannaithe — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Italian: Vergine Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Japanese: 聖母マリア — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Korean: 성모 마리아 — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Latin: Virgō Marīa — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Latin: Beāta Virgō — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Latin: Beāta Virgō Marīa — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Lithuanian: Mergelė Marija — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Macedonian: Дева Марија (Deva Marija) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Malayalam: കന്യകാമറിയം (kanyakāmaṟiyaṁ) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Maltese: Verġni Marija — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Manx: y Voidyn Moirrey — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Manx: yn Voidyn Vannee — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jomfru Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Maria møy — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Persian: مریم عذرا (maryam-e 'azrâ) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Polish: Dziewica Maryja — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Polish: Maryja Panna — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Polish: Najświętsza Maryja Panna — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Portuguese: Virgem Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Romanian: Fecioara Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Russian: Де́ва Мари́я (Déva Maríja) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Scottish Gaelic: Moire Òigh — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Scottish Gaelic: a' Mhaighdeann Moire — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Serbo-Croatian: Djevica Marija — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Spanish: Virgen María — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Swedish: jungfru Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Tagalog: Birheng Maria — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Tamil: கன்னி மேரி (kaṉṉi mēri) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Turkish: Bakire Meryem — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Ukrainian: Ді́ва Марі́я (Díva Maríja) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Urdu: کنواری مریم (kũnvārī maryam) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Welsh: y Forwyn Fair — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Yiddish: הייליקע מאַריע (héylike márye) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Yiddish: הייליקע בתולה (héylike psúle) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos
  • Yiddish: מאַדאָנע (madóne) — Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Virgin, Mother of God, Our Lady, Saint Mary, Theotokos