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English Dictionary: Mary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Mary
n
  1. the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    Synonym(s): Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mary \Mar"y\, n.
      Marrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mary \Ma"ry\, interj.
      See {Marry}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Mary
  
      An extensible, machine-oriented superset of
      {ALGOL68} developed by Mark Rain.
  
      Mary is maintained (and used) by {Kvatro Telecom AS}.
      Although dated, it still offers a nice strongly typed {3GL}
      with {macros} but without most of {C}'s flaws.
  
      It runs on {SPARC} and {x86} computers.
  
      Hidden on the back cover of the manual: MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
      - COERCION IMPOSSIBLE.
  
      ["Mary Programmer's Reference Manual", M. Rain et al, R Unit,
      Trondheim Norway, 1974].
  
      ["Operator Expressions in Mary", M. Rain, SIGPLAN Notices
      8(1), Jan 1973].
  
      (1998-11-10)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Mary
      Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus,
      called the "Virgin Mary," though never so designated in
      Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her
      personal history. Her genealogy is given in Luke 3. She was of
      the tribe of Judah and the lineage of David (Ps. 132:11; Luke
      1:32). She was connected by marriage with Elisabeth, who was of
      the lineage of Aaron (Luke 1:36).
     
         While she resided at Nazareth with her parents, before she
      became the wife of Joseph, the angel Gabriel announced to her
      that she was to be the mother of the promised Messiah (Luke
      1:35). After this she went to visit her cousin Elisabeth, who
      was living with her husband Zacharias (probably at Juttah, Josh.
      15:55; 21:16, in the neighbourhood of Maon), at a considerable
      distance, about 100 miles, from Nazareth. Immediately on
      entering the house she was saluted by Elisabeth as the mother of
      her Lord, and then forthwith gave utterance to her hymn of
      thanksgiving (Luke 1:46-56; comp. 1 Sam. 2:1-10). After three
      months Mary returned to Nazareth to her own home. Joseph was
      supernaturally made aware (Matt. 1:18-25) of her condition, and
      took her to his own home. Soon after this the decree of Augustus
      (Luke 2:1) required that they should proceed to Bethlehem (Micah
      5:2), some 80 or 90 miles from Nazareth; and while they were
      there they found shelter in the inn or khan provided for
      strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to
      retire to a place among the cattle, and there she brought forth
      her son, who was called Jesus (Matt. 1:21), because he was to
      save his people from their sins. This was followed by the
      presentation in the temple, the flight into Egypt, and their
      return in the following year and residence at Nazareth (Matt.
      2). There for thirty years Mary, the wife of Joseph the
      carpenter, resides, filling her own humble sphere, and pondering
      over the strange things that had happened to her. During these
      years only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded, viz.,
      his going up to Jerusalem when twelve years of age, and his
      being found among the doctors in the temple (Luke 2:41-52).
      Probably also during this period Joseph died, for he is not
      again mentioned.
     
         After the commencement of our Lord's public ministry little
      notice is taken of Mary. She was present at the marriage in
      Cana. A year and a half after this we find her at Capernaum
      (Matt. 12:46, 48, 49), where Christ uttered the memorable words,
      "Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched
      forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother
      and my brethren!" The next time we find her is at the cross
      along with her sister Mary, and Mary Magdalene, and Salome, and
      other women (John 19:26). From that hour John took her to his
      own abode. She was with the little company in the upper room
      after the Ascension (Acts 1:14). From this time she wholly
      disappears from public notice. The time and manner of her death
      are unknown.
     
         (2.) Mary Magdalene, i.e., Mary of Magdala, a town on the
      western shore of the Lake of Tiberias. She is for the first time
      noticed in Luke 8:3 as one of the women who "ministered to
      Christ of their substance." Their motive was that of gratitude
      for deliverances he had wrought for them. Out of Mary were cast
      seven demons. Gratitude to her great Deliverer prompted her to
      become his follower. These women accompanied him also on his
      last journey to Jerusalem (Matt. 27:55; Mark 15:41; Luke 23:55).
      They stood near the cross. There Mary remained till all was
      over, and the body was taken down and laid in Joseph's tomb.
      Again, in the earliest dawn of the first day of the week she,
      with Salome and Mary the mother of James (Matt. 28:1; Mark
      16:2), came to the sepulchre, bringing with them sweet spices,
      that they might anoint the body of Jesus. They found the
      sepulchre empty, but saw the "vision of angels" (Matt. 28:5).
      She hastens to tell Peter and John, who were probably living
      together at this time (John 20:1, 2), and again immediately
      returns to the sepulchre. There she lingers thoughtfully,
      weeping at the door of the tomb. The risen Lord appears to her,
      but at first she knows him not. His utterance of her name "Mary"
      recalls her to consciousness, and she utters the joyful,
      reverent cry, "Rabboni." She would fain cling to him, but he
      forbids her, saying, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to
      my Father." This is the last record regarding Mary of Magdala,
      who now returned to Jerusalem. The idea that this Mary was "the
      woman who was a sinner," or that she was unchaste, is altogether
      groundless.
     
         (3.) Mary the sister of Lazarus is brought to our notice in
      connection with the visits of our Lord to Bethany. She is
      contrasted with her sister Martha, who was "cumbered about many
      things" while Jesus was their guest, while Mary had chosen "the
      good part." Her character also appears in connection with the
      death of her brother (John 11:20,31,33). On the occasion of our
      Lord's last visit to Bethany, Mary brought "a pound of ointment
      of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus" as he
      reclined at table in the house of one Simon, who had been a
      leper (Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; John 12:2,3). This was an evidence
      of her overflowing love to the Lord. Nothing is known of her
      subsequent history. It would appear from this act of Mary's, and
      from the circumstance that they possessed a family vault
      (11:38), and that a large number of Jews from Jerusalem came to
      condole with them on the death of Lazarus (11:19), that this
      family at Bethany belonged to the wealthier class of the people.
      (See {MARTHA}.)
     
         (4.) Mary the wife of Cleopas is mentioned (John 19:25) as
      standing at the cross in company with Mary of Magdala and Mary
      the mother of Jesus. By comparing Matt. 27:56 and Mark 15:40, we
      find that this Mary and "Mary the mother of James the little"
      are on and the same person, and that she was the sister of our
      Lord's mother. She was that "other Mary" who was present with
      Mary of Magdala at the burial of our Lord (Matt. 27:61; Mark
      15:47); and she was one of those who went early in the morning
      of the first day of the week to anoint the body, and thus became
      one of the first witnesses of the resurrection (Matt. 28:1; Mark
      16:1; Luke 24:1).
     
         (5.) Mary the mother of John Mark was one of the earliest of
      our Lord's disciples. She was the sister of Barnabas (Col.
      4:10), and joined with him in disposing of their land and giving
      the proceeds of the sale into the treasury of the Church (Acts
      4:37; 12:12). Her house in Jerusalem was the common
      meeting-place for the disciples there.
     
         (6.) A Christian at Rome who treated Paul with special
      kindness (Rom. 16:6).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Mary, same as Miriam
  
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