Holy Mother
Blessed maternal saint
Holy Mother is a title for the Virgin Mary in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, expressing reverence for her role as mother of Jesus: The pilgrims prayed to the Holy Mother.
The phrase also appears as an exclamation of surprise or shock, often in fuller forms like Holy Mother of God! —mild oaths that invoke religious figures without technically being profane.
- Virgin MaryMother of Christ
- MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon
- Our LadyMarian honorific title
- Queen of HeavenMarian honorific title
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
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- Marian devotionVirgin Mary, rosary beads, Our Lady, Madonna, Blessed Virgin