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magdalene


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Magdalene 
  a  surname  derived  from  Magdala,  the  place  of  her  nativity,  given 
  to  one  of  the  Marys  of  the  Gospels  to  distinguish  her  from  the 
  other  Marys  (Matt.  27:56,  61;  28:1,  etc.).  A  mistaken  notion  has 
  prevailed  that  this  Mary  was  a  woman  of  bad  character,  that  she 
  was  the  woman  who  is  emphatically  called  "a  sinner"  (Luke 
  7:36-50).  (See  {MARY}.) 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Magdalene,  a  person  from  Magdala 
 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  MAGDALENE,  n.  An  inhabitant  of  Magdala.  Popularly,  a  woman  found 
  out  This  definition  of  the  word  has  the  authority  of  ignorance,  Mary 
  of  Magdala  being  another  person  than  the  penitent  woman  mentioned  by 
  St  Luke.  It  has  also  the  official  sanction  of  the  governments  of 
  Great  Britain  and  the  United  States.  In  England  the  word  is 
  pronounced  Maudlin,  whence  maudlin,  adjective,  unpleasantly 
  sentimental.  With  their  Maudlin  for  Magdalene,  and  their  Bedlam  for 
  Bethlehem,  the  English  may  justly  boast  themselves  the  greatest  of 
  revisers. 
 
 




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