Magdalen

English

Pronunciation

• (given name) enPR: măgʹdə-lĭn, IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡdəlɪn/

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• (Magdalen College) enPR: môdʹlĭn, IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːdlɪn/

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• Homophone: maudlin (for Magdalen College sense)

Proper noun

Magdalen

1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Magdalene
   • 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel:

     "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.

2. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Magdalen College, Oxford.

Derived terms

• Magdalenite
• Magdalen-tide
• Maggers

Noun

Magdalen (plural Magdalens)

1. Alternative form of Magdalene (“a reformed prostitute”)
   • (Can we find and add a quotation of Rosalie Cadron-Jetté. A Story of Courage and Compassion to this entry?) (page 64)

     […] these Magdalens dedicated their lives to prayer and performed various tasks such as cooking, cleaning or laundry for the sisters.

Anagrams

• gameland