stabat mater

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stabat mater (“the mother was standing”) (the first words of the hymn).

Noun

stabat mater (plural stabat maters)

1. (music) A hymn, sung in Latin, telling of the sorrow of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ; the music for this hymn.
2. (art) An artwork depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle.