Ma ‧ ry 1 /ˈme ə ri/ BrE AmE ( also the Virgin Mary, Our Lady )
in the Christian religion, the mother of Jesus Christ, and the most important of all the ↑ saint s . She was the wife of Joseph, but Christians believe she was a ↑ virgin (=someone who has never had sex) , because the father of Jesus is not a human being, but God. Christians, especially Roman Catholics, often pray to her to ask for help.