Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun see
Maid Marian . - noun Same as
mariet . - noun Holocentrus marinus, a chætodontoid fish found in the West Indies.
- Of or pertaining to the Virgin Mary: as, the Marian doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Of or pertaining to Queen Mary of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
- Of or pertaining to Caius Marius, a noted Roman general (died 86
b. c. ), or his followers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
- adjective A prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood.
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- adjective Christianity Of, or relating to the
cult of theVirgin Mary - noun historical One of the
Scots who remainedloyal to Mary, Queen of Scots in thedisputes following herdeposition . - proper noun A female
given name . - adjective Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.
- adjective Of or relating to the
Mari people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not able to command the top of the line props like she once could, Marian is forced to get by with two out of work stage hands ….
Beat 360° 10/2/09 2009
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When she overhears plans to cut down the forest, Marian is determined to find a way to stop it.
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Furious at the loss of her mother, Marian is filled with a surge of unfamiliar power.
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Marian is sought after by both; the Fey come to her for help, and the Enchanter Council wants to kill her.
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Unless Maid Marian is now a trashy, used-up, alcoholic, smoking husbadn stealer, I don't see how she could pull this off.
Sienna Miller Joins Ridley Scott's Nottingham as Maid Marian « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Lucy Griffiths 'Maid Marian is a fiesty cliche, but maybe that will change.
Archive 2007-03-04 Bill Crider 2007
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By the early fourteenth century, in Marian literature, Jewish antipathy toward Christianity was increasingly represented by images of Jewish violence toward children.
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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"I ask that you continue to do so, especially in Marian shrines."
03/01/2003 - 04/01/2003 John 2003
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Then must I call Marian, and send her to break the news to my lady.
A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales Am��lie Rives 1904
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Her dear young lady, as she called Marian, was not dead -- not lying at the bottom of that cruel river, at which Ellen had often looked with a shuddering horror, of late, thinking of what might be.
Fenton's Quest 1875
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