Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the New Testament, a woman whom Jesus cured of evil spirits. She is also identified with the repentant prostitute who washed the feet of Jesus.
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- proper noun biblical A female
disciple ofJesus .
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- noun sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus
Etymologies
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The name Mary Magdalene conjures up a Hollywood image of a voluptuous temptress, possibly a prostitute, who after hearing the message of Jesus of Nazareth sees the error of her ways and repents of her sinful life.
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He then later married three wives, one of whom we know as a Mary Magdalene, a Druidic Princess, stole the Torah from the temple and moved to Lud, now London.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED Mike Rivero 2010
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The Duchampian strain of modern art -- which holds that art is concept not craft, attitude not form -- gave us Andy Warhol (whom the critic Barbara Rose brilliantly calls the Mary Magdalene of art history).
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According to Jesus, the woman identified as Mary Magdalene had “5 husbands” likely the 5 Torah scrolls.
Magdalene Matters 2006
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This connection will be explored later, but for the moment we will confine ourselves to the figure unequivocally identified as Mary Magdalene.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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The woman known as Mary Magdalene is clearly of enormous, if initially puzzling, significance to the ancient ‘heretical’ underground movements of Europe.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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There was Mary Magdalene, that is Mary from the town of Magdala, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Archive 2004-06-01 Julie D. 2004
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It was 22 July—the feast day of Mary Magdalene, which is pointed out as being of singular significance by all the contemporary writers.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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There was Mary Magdalene, that is Mary from the town of Magdala, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Diverse Women Julie D. 2004
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It was 22 July—the feast day of Mary Magdalene, which is pointed out as being of singular significance by all the contemporary writers.
The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004
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