mediatrix

1 9.9

A woman who helps two people or groups reach an agreement

noun
/ˈmiːdiˌeɪtrɪks/

: mediatriz

The Church honors her as the Co-Redemptrix because she took part with Jesus in our Redemption, and as the Mediatrix because it is through her, now in Heaven, that grace comes to us.

Examples

The anima in this task achieves full religious stature as mediatrix of the reality of death, which must be met, accepted, and then overcome" (236).

Academic text (2001)
Mary served as a mediatrix, helping to resolve conflicts between the two groups.
Mary became at once a friend of the colony, standing as a mediatrix between the pale and the red man. 27

Academic text (2015)
Mary becomes prime mediatrix because she is relatable.

Blog text (30)
In Roman Catholicism, they say that Mary is the mediatrix (Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 969).

Blog text (10)
And understanding then, with a calm vouchsafed by Elliot as himself and more than himself, as circumstantial conduit, meant to show her what she was meant to see, to be: angel for the dead, the queen of angels; to accept for and with them, mediatrix, what death is meant to be.

Fiction book (1994)
In introducing Mary's devotional titles (Advocate, Auxiliatrix, Adjutrix, Mediatrix),

Academic text (2005)
In official Catholic doctrine, Mary was a perpetual virgin, a model of faith and charity, and a mediator between humans and God. Therefore, the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix.

Academic text (2016)
As a respected community leader, she acted as a mediatrix during the negotiations.
In her role as a mediatrix, she facilitated communication between the opposing parties.

Synonyms

mediator

vsmediatrix

45 4.0

A person who helps two people or groups reach an agreement without taking sides

refers specifically to a woman performing that role

Antonyms

opponent

907 2.1

A person who competes against another in a game or argument

How Authoritative

judge

∞ 2.7

arbitrator

Specialized

19 6.7

mediatrix

1 9.9

facilitator

33 5.1

go-between

11 4.9

Surface Forms

mediatrix singular

mediatrices plural

Morphology

mediatrix = mediator (semi-transparent) = mediator + trix

The sense is formed from 'mediator' plus the Latin-derived feminine agent suffix '-trix'; the meaning 'female mediator' is direct but the suffix is uncommon in modern English.

Etymology

The word mediatrix comes from mediate, whose root means 'middle', as you can see in medium. The ending -trix is a Latin way to mark a woman who does an action, so a mediatrix is a woman who stands 'in the middle' to help settle disagreements.