Mary Magdalene
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5.6
- proper noun
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María Magdalena
- P.S. I find your comment about Grace and the Divine Masculine as making Mary Magdalene "male" amusing since the Lord insisted that the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, will consist of those who are "adorned as a bride."
- Titian's Mary Magdalene
Examples
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Their brand gets a bit of humanity, Mary Magdalene and all; the collector enjoys having their particular star on the wall, and so forth.
Blog text (11) -
Anselm asks for this grace of compunction in his prayer to St. Mary Magdalene:
Academic text (1992) -
The greatest biblical example of this is Mary Magdalene.
Blog text (11) -
On the one hand, some of them turned Mary Magdalene into a prophetess.
Blog text (11) -
This "He," which is the Power of Grace (Divine Masculine), is also what will make Mary Magdalene male and thus qualified to be a disciple.
Blog text (11) -
Significantly, this pose is also echoed by the female saints in two of the religious works mentioned above: Titian's Mary Magdalene and Parmigianino's Madonna of the Rose.
Academic text (2006) -
Mary Magdalene was a devoted follower of Mary Magdalene who witnessed his crucifixion.
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In the New Testament, Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a woman healed by Jesus.
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After her encounter with Jesus, Mary Magdalene became one of his most loyal disciples.
Synonyms
A woman who follows Jesus, is healed by him and sees his death and return to life
A woman in the New Testament who was healed by Jesus and became his follower
A woman who followed Jesus and is shown as sorry for her sins
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mary + Magdalene
This is a fixed proper name referring to a specific biblical person; the biographical meaning ('a woman in the New Testament healed by Jesus and follower') cannot be inferred from the constituent words. 'Mary' is a common personal name and 'Magdalene' is an unfamiliar epithet (originally 'of Magdala'), so a B1 learner who only knows the parts would not derive the MWE's referential/biographical meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
Mary Magdalene literally means Mary 'from Magdala', a town by the sea, so the name tells us she was that specific Mary in the New Testament. She is remembered as the woman Jesus healed who became one of his closest 'followers' and who was present at his death and resurrection, which is why her name refers to that important Biblical figure.