Virgin

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Virgin is a revered honorific title in Christian tradition signifying a woman’s perpetual chastity and spiritual purity, often associated with saints and the Virgin Mary.

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Virgin canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious concept
honorific title
appliesTo women
associatedWith Mary, mother of Jesus
linked to: Virgin Mary

Virgin Mary
connotes perpetual chastity
spiritual purity
contrastedWith married woman
widow
derivedFrom Latin word virgo
emphasizes exclusive dedication to God
hasAspect bodily integrity
moral purity
honorificFor a woman consecrated to God
a woman who remains sexually abstinent
iconographicAttribute depicted with modest clothing
often shown with a veil
languageOfOrigin Latin
linkedDoctrine Christian virginity ideal
perpetual virginity of Mary
moralDimension ideal of inner purity
relatedConcept celibacy
consecrated virginity
vow of chastity
roleInDevotion focus of Marian titles and prayers
roleInTheology model of holiness for Christian women
spiritualDimension total consecration to God
titleForm Blessed Virgin
linked to: Virgin Mary

Ever-Virgin
Holy Virgin
linked to: Our Lady of Kazan

The Virgin
usedAsTitleFor female saints
saints
usedInContext Christian iconography
Christian liturgy
Marian devotion
hagiography
usedInTradition Christianity
valuedIn Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

some Anglican traditions

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