Magdalene
Pronunciation Proper noun
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Pronunciation Proper noun
- A female given name
- Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Luke 8:1-2 ↗::
- And the twelve were with him; and certain woman which had been healed of evil spirits, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils;
- French: Madeleine
- German: Magdalena
- Italian: Maddalena
- Portuguese: Madalena
- Russian: Магдали́на
- Spanish: Magdalena
Magdalene (plural Magdalenes)
- A reformed prostitute.
- 1906 John Galsworthy, ''The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property: Interlude:
- "Trying to help women who've come to grief." Old Jolyon didn't quite understand. "To grief?" he repeated; then realised with a shock that she meant exactly what he would have meant himself if he had used that expression. Assisting the Magdalenes of London!
- 1906 John Galsworthy, ''The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property: Interlude:
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