Virgin — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. Synonym of Virgin Mary (“Mary, mother of Jesus”).

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   'Behold,' said he, showing the picture of the Virgin, 'Behold her who protects us. Fear nothing : we shall reach Chang-hai, and we shall see our bishop.' He spoke truth : shortly they descried a Chinese junk. The master of it, on the promise of a good round sum, undertook to guide them to their destination.

2. The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.

   Synonyms

   Maiden

   Examples

   In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne […]

   When the bright Virgin gives the beauteous Days, / And Libra weighs in equal Scales the Year […].

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   The lion is coming, leaping forth, his foot over the head of the serpent Hydra. The virgin holds in one hand a palm-branch, in the other an ear of corn.

   The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab, the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales; The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.

   At the moment then when Sirius, the star from the East, by coming to the Meridian at midnight signalled the Sun's new birth, the Virgin was seen just rising on the Eastern sky - the horizon line passing through her centre.

   While there are plenty of men among our constellations, there are only three women; but the Virgin makes up for this imbalance by being the second largest constellation and embodying the oldest of deities - the Earth Mother.

3. A surname.

   Usage

   • Rare

4. A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States.

5. A town in Washington County, Utah.

Noun

1. A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.

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   Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure.

Noun

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

   Synonyms

   Virgo

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