Memorare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A prayer for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, beginning in English, “Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary …”

Word forms

Memorare the Memorare

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin memorāre (“remember”, imperative), from the opening of the prayer in Latin, “Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria …”.

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