Magdalene Definition

magdələn, magdəlin, magdəlēn; also, for 2, mag dəlēnə
noun
A feminine name: dim. Lena; var. Madeline, Madelyn.
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Mary Magdalene: Luke 8:2 (identified with the repentant woman in Luke 7:37)
Webster's New World
A reformed and repentant prostitute.
Webster's New World
A reformatory for prostitutes.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Magdalene

Noun

Singular:
Magdalene
Plural:
magdalenes

Magdalene Sentence Examples

  • On the mount of Olives are the Russian church, tower and hospice, near the chapel of the Ascension; the French Paternoster church; the Carmelite nunnery; and the Russian church of St Mary Magdalene, near Gethsemane.

  • The parish church of St Mary Magdalene was rebuilt, in 1726-1729, near the site of the old one dating from before the 12th century.

  • During the brief period of his married life he held the 'appointment of lecturer at Buckingham Hall, now Magdalene College.

  • He was educated at Magdalene and Christ's Colleges and then at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A.

  • The other side is similar, with figures of St Leonard and St Mary Magdalene.

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