Ma·don·na /məˈdɑnə/
聖母瑪利亞,聖母像
Ma·don·na n.
1. My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English.
2. [pl. Madonnas ] A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. --Rymer.
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Madonna
n 1: the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin
Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics [syn:
Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin]
2: United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s
(born in 1958) [syn: Madonna Louise Ciccone]