the Madonna

noun

: the Virgin Mary : the mother of Jesus Christ

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In all of them, her mother sits in a chair, which, in Alvarez’s artistic imagination, conjured her mother in place of the Madonna. Elly Fishman, New York Times, 22 May 2025 After the meeting with cardinals, Leo left the Vatican to visit an Augustinian sanctuary just outside Rome, the Madonna del Buon Consiglio (Mother of Good Counsel), in Genazzano, according to the Vatican press office. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 10 May 2025 Francis died April 21 and is buried at St. Mary Major, near a beloved icon of the Madonna. Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025 Fortunately, the Madonna Inn — the visual version of an accordion orchestra — is just three miles away. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Madonna

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“The Madonna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Madonna. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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