Madonna
/məˈdɒnə/ noun C2- An artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus. · A beautiful example of this type of Madonna is the polyptych in the Museo Civico in Sansepolcro.
- A morally pure woman.
Plural Madonnas
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Birds sang around Green Gables; the Madonna lilies in the garden sent out whiffs of perfume that entered in on viewless winds at every door and window, and wandered through halls and rooms like spirits of benediction.
Allan says you look like a Madonna when you part it so.
Our group would then be quite complete, more especially as the countess is quite beautiful enough to represent a Madonna.”
Andrea Cavalcanti, the young man in a black coat, looking at Murillo’s ‘Madonna’; now he is turning.”
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