Magdalene

[ mag-duh-leen, -luh n, mag-duh-lee-nee ]

/ ˈmæg dəˌlin, -lən, ˌmæg dəˈli ni /

the. Mary Magdalene.

(lowercase) a reformed prostitute.

Also Mag·da·len

[mag-duh-luh n] /ˈmæg də lən/. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “woman of Magdala.”

Example sentences from the Web for magdalen

The manchets and cheese, and fine ale, of Magdalen College are well known.

Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present |John Timbs
She was crying like a Magdalen, but she never made a sound, and stood as upright as a post.

The Duchesse de Langeais |Honore de Balzac
"She says she's in a bad humour," repeated Magdalen, astonished.

Hoodie |Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
I would look upon the angel smile on the face of your little daughter Magdalen.

The Black Douglas |S. R. Crockett

If she had a son, that son would be the heir, to the exclusion of her cousin Magdalen.

The Woman in White |Wilkie Collins

magdalen

/ (ˈmæɡdəlɪn) /

literary a reformed prostitute

rare a reformatory for prostitutes

from Mary Magdalene

Magdalene

/ (ˈmæɡdəˌliːn, ˌmæɡdəˈliːnɪ) /

See Mary Magdalene