virgin : Idioms & Phrases

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american virgin islands

  • noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
    American Virgin Islands; VI.
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blessed virgin

  • noun the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    The Virgin; Blessed Virgin; Mary; Madonna.
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british virgin islands

  • noun more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
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immaculate conception of the virgin mary

  • noun (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
    Immaculate Conception.
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purple virgin's bower

  • noun climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers
    Clematis verticillaris; purple clematis; mountain clematis.
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the virgin

  • noun the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    The Virgin; Blessed Virgin; Mary; Madonna.
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The Virgin, ∨ The Blessed Virgin

  • the Virgin Mary, the Mother of our Lord.
Webster 1913

united states virgin islands

  • noun more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
    American Virgin Islands; VI.
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vestal virgin

  • noun (Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple
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virgin birth

  • noun human conception without fertilization by a man
    parthenogeny; parthenogenesis.
  • noun the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas
    Nativity.
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virgin forest

  • noun forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
    old growth.
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virgin islands

  • noun a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
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virgin islands national park

  • noun a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
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virgin mary

  • noun the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    The Virgin; Blessed Virgin; Mary; Madonna.
  • noun a Bloody Mary made without alcohol
    bloody shame.
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virgin wool

  • noun wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before
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Virgin's bower

  • noun common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
    devil's darning needle; old man's beard; Clematis virginiana.
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  • (Bot.), a name given to several climbing plants of the genus Clematis, as C. Vitalba of Europe, and C. Virginiana of North America.
Webster 1913

virgo the virgin

  • noun the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
    Virgo; Virgin.
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