Mary

Mary

noun \ˈmer-ē, ˈma-rē, ˈmā-rē\

Definition of MARY

1

: the mother of Jesus

2

: a sister of Lazarus and Martha and a friend of Jesus

Origin of MARY

Late Latin Maria, from Greek Mariam, Maria, from Hebrew Miryām Miriam

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MARY

aerie, airy, berry, bury, Carey, cherry, chary, dairy, Derry, faerie, fairy, ferry, Gerry, glairy, glary, hairy, Jerry, kerry, marry, merry, nary, perry, prairie, query, scary, serry, Shari, sherry, skerry, terry, Terry, vary, very, wary, wherry

Mary

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

(flourished beginning of the Christian Era) Mother of Jesus. According to the Gospels, she was betrothed to St. Joseph when the archangel Gabriel appeared to her to announce the coming birth of Jesus. Other incidents in the Gospels in which she appears include the visit to Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist; the birth of Jesus and his presentation in the Temple; the coming of the Magi and the flight to Egypt; the marriage at Cana in Galilee; the attempt to see Jesus while he was teaching; and watching at the cross. Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and most Protestant denominations hold Jesus to have been divinely conceived and Mary to have remained a virgin. The Roman Catholic church also holds to the doctrine of her Immaculate Conception and her bodily assumption into heaven. Catholics pray to Mary as an intercessor. See also Mariology.

Variants of MARY

Mary or St. Mary or Virgin Mary