marian
IPA: mˈɛriʌn
Root Word: Marian
noun
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- (historical) One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots in the disputes following her deposition.
adjective
- (Christianity) Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
- Of or relating to Mary I of England.
- Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.
- Of or relating to the Mari people.
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Examples of "marian" in Sentences
- Marian Fathers are well known as.
- One of these was the filly Marian.
- The order is characteristically Marian.
- It is an important Marian place of pilgrimage.
- It is the highest manifestation of the Marian cult.
- Marian, now tipsy from the champagne, happily returns home.
- He wrote several settings of the Marian antiphon Regina coeli.
- In the center of the high altar is the namesake Marian stature.
- This Marian apparition received the title of Our Lady of the Rosary.
- The church and its Marian shrine are under the special patronage of the popes.
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