MAGDALEN


Meaning of MAGDALEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmag-də-lən ]

noun

or mag·da·lene -ˌlēn

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Mary Magdalen or Magdalene woman healed by Jesus of evil spirits (Luke 8:2), considered identical with a reformed prostitute (Lk 7:36-50)

Date: 1697

1. : a reformed prostitute

2. : a house of refuge or reformatory for prostitutes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.