What does "mary" mean?
Alternative letter-case form of Mary (“male homosexual”).
Mary
/ˈmɛə.ɹi/ intj, name, noun, slang
intj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative letter-case form of Mary (“male homosexual”).
- Grammar: mary is listed as intj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: female name, given name, guadalupe, madonna.
- Useful contrasts: anonymous name, secular figure, unknown bearer.
- Usage evidence: To our surprise, Tom came to our party with Mary.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Mary (“male homosexual”). alt-of
Intj
- 1 Alternative form of marry (“indeed, in truth”). alt-of, alternative
"You that be of the court, & eſpecially ye ſworn chaplains beware of a leſſon that a great man taught me at my firſt coming to the court he told me for a good will, he thoughte it wel. He ſayd vnto me. You muſt beware how ſo euer ye do that ye cõtrary not the king, let him haue his ſaiyngs, folow him, go with him. Mary out vpon this counſel, ſhal I ſay, as he ſayes?"
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.
"I have a passion for the name of Mary, For once it was a magic sound to me: And still it half calls up the realm of fairy Where I beheld what never was to be."
- 2 A city, the capital of the region of Mary, in southeastern Turkmenistan.
- 3 The mother of Jesus, believed in Christianity and Islam to have been a virgin at his birth, and believed by some Christians to have been born herself without sin, to have ascended to Heaven without death, and to act as a sympathetic intermediary for believers.
"Now the birth of Jeſus Chriſt was on this wiſe: When as his mother Mary was eſpouſed to Joſeph (before they came together) ſhee was found with childe of the holy Ghoſt."
- 4 A region in southeastern Turkmenistan.
- 5 Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:; Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.
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- 6 Any of several other women in the New Testament, notably:; Mary of Bethany, the sister of Lazarus and Martha.
"And Jeſus anſwered, and ſaide vnto her, Martha, Martha, thou art carefull, and troubled about many things: But one thing is needefull, and Mary hath choſen that good part, which ſhall not bee taken away from her."
- 7 The 19th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an, recounting the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
- 8 A term of address for a male homosexual. US, slang
"Note also that male homosexuals will call most anyone Bessie or Mary, e.g. ‘Oh, Bessie, you're a camp!’"
- 9 A male middle name, given in honour of the Virgin Mary. Ireland, dated
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
anonymous namesecular figureunknown bearer
Example
"To our surprise, Tom came to our party with Mary."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "mary"?
Common synonyms include: female name, given name, guadalupe, madonna, magdalena, maria.
How do you use "mary" in a sentence?
To our surprise, Tom came to our party with Mary.
How do you pronounce "mary"?
Pronounced /ˈmɛə.ɹi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English Marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (maryām) or Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryām), of uncertain meaning (see the Hebrew entry for more). Doublet of Miriam, Marie, Maria, and Mariah.
Etymology 2
From Turkmen Mary.
Etymology 3
From Mary (“female name”). Compare nan and nancy.