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noli me tangere

[ noh-lahy mee tan-juh-ree, noh-lee; Latin noh-lee me tahng-ge-re ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that must not be touched or interfered with.
  2. a picture representing Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection.
  3. Also noli-me-tange·re. the touch-me-not.


noli-me-tangere

/ ˈnəʊlɪˌmeɪˈtæŋɡərɪ /

noun

  1. a warning against interfering or against touching a person or thing
  2. a work of art depicting Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene after His Resurrection
  3. another name for touch-me-not
  4. a cancerous ulcer affecting soft tissue and bone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of noli me tangere1

< Latin: do not touch me (Jesus' words to Mary Magdalene)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of noli me tangere1

from Latin: do not touch me, the words spoken by Christ to Mary Magdalene (Vulgate, John 20:17)
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Example Sentences

This quality is expressed twice over in the Latin name Impatiens noli-me-tangere.

Noli-me-tangere, the Scotch fiddle, or other contagious disease.

True, she had her lovely little serene, holy, noli-me-tangere air; but I thought that would pass.

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