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magdalen

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

magdalen reformed prostitute XVII; home for the reformation of prostitutes XVIII. From the Magdalen (XIV), after (O)F. la Madeleine — ecclL. (Maria) Magdalēna, -lēnē — Gr. (Maria) Magdalénē (Mary) of Magdala in Palestine, identified with the ‘sinner’ of Luke 7: 37.

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Magdalen

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Magdalen ♀ Older English form of Madeleine, usually pronounced ‘maud-lin’. This was the usual form of the given name in the Middle Ages.

Variant: Magdelene.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Magdalen." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Magdalen." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Magdalen.html

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Magdalen

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Magdalen (follower of Jesus): see MARY MAGDALENE.

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Magdalen

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Magdalen see Mary Magdalene .

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Magdalen

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Magdalen •Alun, Malin, Tallinn •Jacklin • franklin •chaplain, Chaplin •ratline •Carlin, marlin, marline, Stalin •Helen, Llewelyn •Mechlin •Emlyn, gremlin, Kremlin •Galen • capelin • kylin • Evelyn •Enniskillen, penicillin, villein •Hamelin • Marilyn • discipline •Colin, Dolin •goblin, hobgoblin •Loughlin •Joplin, poplin •compline • tarpaulin •Magdalen, maudlin •bowline, pangolin •Ventolin • moulin • Lublin • Brooklyn •masculine • insulin • globulin •mullein • Dublin • dunlin • muslin •kaolin • chamberlain • Michelin •madeleine • Mary Magdalene •Gwendolen • francolin • mescaline •formalin • lanolin •adrenalin, noradrenalin •crinoline • zeppelin • cipolin •Carolyn • Jocelyn • porcelain • Ritalin •Ottoline •javelin, ravelin •Rosalyn •merlin, purlin •Dunfermline • purslane

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