Notre Dame

[ noh-truh deym, dahm, noh-ter ]

/ ˌnoʊ trə ˈdeɪm, ˈdɑm, ˌnoʊ tər /

Also called Notre Dame de Paris

[French naw-truh dam duh pa-ree] /French nɔ trə dam də paˈri/, a famous early gothic cathedral in Paris (started 1163).

the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.

Origin of Notre Dame

< French: our lady

The church of Notre-Dame, partly modern, preserves a Gothic portal of the 16th century and a graceful tower of the same period.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 |Various
The chapter of Notre-Dame had an anthem sung every day for my deliverance.

The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, Complete |Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
It was the poor lamp which lighted the public breviary of Notre-Dame night and day, beneath its iron grating.

Notre-Dame de Paris |Victor Hugo
He had just retired, after the office, to his canon's cell in the cloister of Notre-Dame.

Notre-Dame de Paris |Victor Hugo

The chapter of Notre-Dame was one of the most important in the Kingdom.

The Churches of Paris |S. Sophia Beale

Notre Dame

/ (ˈnəʊtrə ˈdɑːm, ˈnɒtrə, French nɔtrə dam) /

the early Gothic cathedral of Paris, on the Île de la Cité: built between 1163 and 1257