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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The concept, found in Latin American folk culture, that a virtuous woman should emulate the Virgin Mary in piousness, sexual purity, modesty, etc. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

marianism

Etymology

Spanish marianismo

Related phrases

latin americanvirgin mary

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