madonna Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    The Virgin; Blessed Virgin; Virgin Mary; Mary.
  2. noun United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
    Madonna Louise Ciccone.

WordNet

Ma*don"na noun
Etymology
It. madonna my lady. See Dame, Donna, and cf. Madame, Monkey.
Definitions
  1. My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. Shak.
  2. pl. Madonnas . A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
    The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. Rymer.

Webster 1913