Mary

Mary
Ma|ry1
also the Virgin Mary
Our Lady
in the Christian religion, the mother of Jesus Christ, and the most important of all the ↑saintS. She was the wife of Joseph, but Christians believe she was a ↑virgin (=someone who has never had sex) , at the time of Jesus's birth, because the father of Jesus is not a human being, but God. Christians, especially ↑Roman CatholicS often pray to her to ask for help.
Mary 2
Mary2
in the New Testament of the Bible, a woman who lived with her sister, ↑Martha. When Jesus visited them, Mary remained to listen to what he was saying while Martha went and prepared food for him and his ↑discipleS. As a result Mary often represents the type of Christian who spends their life thinking deeply about religious matters.
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Mary, Mary, Quite Con|tra|ry
a ↑nursery rhyme (=an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme goes: Mary, Mary, quite contrary,/How does your garden grow?/With silver bells and cockle shells,/And pretty maids all in a row.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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