B.V.M.

American  

abbreviation

1. Blessed Virgin Mary.

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BVM British  

abbreviation

1. Beata Virgo Maria

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Etymology

Origin of B.V.M.

From Latin Beāta Virgō Marīa

Example Sentences

There was a very fine image of the B.V.M. beside this tomb.

From Old St. Paul's Cathedral by Benham, William

You're neither of you safe to have loose on the Nativity of the B.V.M., if that's what it is.”

From Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

Public spiritual reading; compline sung; matins and lauds B.V.M., recited; half-hour mental prayer.

From A Short History of Monks and Monasteries by Wishart, Alfred Wesley

I quote a translation taken from the Rosary of the B.V.M.

From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie

At the Minster there were several organs, for instance "the great organs," "the organs in the Choir," "the organs at the Altar B.V.M."

From Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century by Benson, Edwin