[syn: Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Madonna \Ma*don"na\, n. [It. madonna my lady. See Dame,
Donna, and cf. Madame, Monkey.]
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. --Shak.
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2. [pl. Madonnas (n[.a]z).] A picture of the Virgin Mary
(usually with the babe).
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The Italian painters are noted for drawing the
Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. --Rymer.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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,
Madonna]
2: United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s
(born in 1958) [syn: Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone]