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
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