STABAT MATER


Meaning of STABAT MATER in English

n. 1 a Latin hymn on the suffering of the Virgin Mary at the Crucifixion. 2 a musical setting for this.

[ the opening words, L Stabat mater dolorosa 'Stood the mother, full of grief' ]

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