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magdalen
/ ˌmæɡdəˈliːnɪ; ˈmæɡdəˌliːn; ˈmæɡdəlɪn /
noun
- literary.a reformed prostitute
- rare.a reformatory for prostitutes
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Word History and Origins
Origin of magdalen1
from Mary Magdalene
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Example Sentences
The Magdalen, in the days of her sin, is acted by a girl chosen for her beauty, but not for her character.
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Marched at seven o'clock; passed, on the west side of the river, the mountains of Magdalen, and the Black mountains on the east.
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That passionate and dreadful picture of St. Mary Magdalen covered by her hair as with a robe of red gold, does it move us at all?
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And sure enough next week the bell was seen once more hanging in the gable of St. Mary Magdalen's chapel as of yore.
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One of the fellows of Magdalen is always obliged to mount guard over visitors to the library.
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