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Marianismo

Marianismo

See also: marianismo

English

Noun

Marianismo ‎(uncountable)

  1. The concept, found in Latin American folk culture, that a virtuous woman should emulate the Virgin Mary in piousness, sexual purity, modesty, etc.

Related terms

marianismo

marianismo

See also: Marianismo

Spanish

Noun

marianismo m ‎(plural marianismos)

  1. the concept, found in Latin American folk culture, that a virtuous woman should emulate the Virgin Mary as closely as possible (in terms of piousness, sexual purity, modesty, etc.)

Etymology

Spanish marianismo

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