Marianismo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The concept, found in Latin American folk culture, that a virtuous woman should emulate the Virgin Mary in piousness, sexual purity, modesty, etc.

Word forms

Marianismo

Etymology

Spanish marianismo

Related words

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