English Explanatory Dictionary

stabat mater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.
  2. An artwork depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle.

Word forms

stabat mater stabat maters

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stabat mater (“the mother was standing”) (the first words of the hymn).

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