Virgin

See also: virgin

English

Etymology

See virgin.

• The river sense derives from the name of Thomas Virgin, a member of the first American party to see the river, led by Jedediah Smith in 1826.
• The town sense derives from the name of the river, along which it is located.

Proper noun

Virgin

1. (Christianity) Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
2. The constellation and star sign Virgo.
   • 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Court:

     In Autumpne, whan the sonne in vyrgyne / By radyante hete enryped hath our corne […]

3. (rare) A surname​.
4. A tributary of the Colorado River in the states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona in the United States.
5. A town in Washington County, Utah.
6. A conglomeration of various businesses founded by Richard Branson.

Synonyms

• (mother of Jesus): Blessed Virgin Mary, Virgin Mary

Derived terms

• Black Virgin
• Virgin Birth
• Virgin chub
• Virgin spinedace

 

Translations

Mary, the mother of Jesus

• Dutch: Maagd (nl) f
• Finnish: Neitsyt (fi)
• French: la Vierge f
• German: die Jungfrau f
• Italian: la Vergine f

• Norman: La Vièrge f (Jersey)
• Polish: Panna (pl) f
• Russian: Де́ва (ru) f (Déva)
• Spanish: la Virgen

constellation or star sign

• Dutch: Maagd (nl) f
• Finnish: Neitsyt (fi)
• French: la Vierge f
• German: die Jungfrau f

• Italian: la Vergine f
• Polish: Panna (pl) f
• Russian: Де́ва (ru) (Déva)

Noun

Virgin (plural Virgins)

1. (Christianity, art) A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.
   • 1968, James A. Michener, “Sevilla”, in Iberia, New York, NY: Dial Press, published 2015, →ISBN, page 317:

     Of the forty-five floats presenting Virgins alone, two are preeminent and the subject of such veneration that even the most casual observer must reflect on the fact that Holy Week, which commemorates Christ's passion and death, has become in Spain a celebration in which he plays a secondary role, with his mother becoming the central figure.

Anagrams

• Girvin, Irving, Virnig, riving, viring