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Mater Dolorosa

[mah-ter doh-loh-roh-sah, mey-ter doh-luh-roh-suh] / ˈmɑ tɛr ˌdoʊ loʊˈroʊ sɑ, ˈmeɪ tər ˌdoʊ ləˈroʊ sə /
NOUN
Mother of God
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Invitations sent out months ago were for a Saturday night wedding at the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, followed by a reception at the art-deco-style restaurant at the city’s Lakefront Airport.

From Washington Times Jul. 13, 2019

"I was the Mater Dolorosa free-throw champion in South San Francisco," said Joe McNab, the defensive coordinator for Notre Dame's football team.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 23, 2014

As monks meditated on Christ's sufferings, Mary became a super co-sufferer, later dubbed Mater Dolorosa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mater Dolorosa was a hollow-cheeked Marlene Dietrich, with heart-shaped buckles on her suspenders, a phonograph record on her head, looking into a magnifying mirror.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the celebrated song of Pergolese, Stabat Mater Dolorosa, we may ask which moves most, the music or the words.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor




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