05 September 2018

Word of the Day: Madonna

MADONNA. My lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, either as a title or representation of the Virgin. Often combined with another title, e.g., Madonna della Strada, Our Lady of the Way. (Etym. Italian madonna, from mia donna, my lady; from Latin mea domina, my lady.)
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My pet peeve? People saying 'The Madonna'. Note that it means 'My Lady', so what they're actually saying is 'The My Lady'!

 Oh, and as vile, pornographic, and anti-Catholic as the aging and haggard 'entertainer' Madonna is, she didn't adopt the name as a blasphemy. Her baptismal name is Madonna Louise Ciccone.
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