Magdalene

[ mag-duh-leen, -luhn, mag-duh-lee-nee ]

noun

1. the. Mary Magdalene.
2. (lowercase) a reformed prostitute.
3. Also Mag·da·len [] a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “woman of Magdala.”

Magdalene

/ ˌmæɡdəˈliːnɪ; ˈmæɡdəˌliːn /

noun

1. See Mary Magdalene

Example Sentences

A second set is scheduled to launch around the Easter season in April 2025 with portrayals of Francis of Assisi, Thomas Becket, Mary Magdalene and Moses the Black.

From Los Angeles Times

They included three Magdalene Laundries in Belfast, Londonderry and Newry – in effect, workhouses where pregnant women and girls were made to carry out demanding duties.

From BBC

Three of them were Catholic-run workhouses known as Magdalene Laundries, where women frequently had to do exhausting, unpaid labour.

From BBC

An investigatory body, the Truth Recovery Independent Panel, is gathering evidence about mother-and-baby homes, Magdalene Laundries and workhouses.

From BBC

Earlier this month, Slate contributor Magdalene Taylor attended a Tinder-hosted meet-up where she detailed the thrill of having men line up to talk to her, but left feeling “a sense of sadness” about it all, “as well as anxiety about how everyone else who had attended was feeling.”

From Slate