Pietà

[ pee-ey-tah, pyey-tah, pee-ey-tuh, pyey- ]

/ ˌpi eɪˈtɑ, pyeɪˈtɑ, piˈeɪ tə, ˈpyeɪ- /

noun (sometimes lowercase)Fine Arts.

a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.

Origin of Pietà

1635–45; <Italian: literally, pity <Latin pietāspiety; cf. pity

Words nearby Pietà

Piers Plowman, pier table, pies, Piesporter, piet, Pietà, Pietas, Pietermaritzburg, Pietism, piet-my-vrou, Pietro da Cortona

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Example sentences from the Web for Pietà

Her new single, “Pieta,” is something you can worship and blaspheme at the same time.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A "Pieta" by Michael Angelo and a few statues seem like spectres; the bas-reliefs are only vague confusion.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7|Various
In one chapel the Pieta of Michael Angelo, a marble group, and a masterpiece of his, is placed.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
Aida closes the scene with the same prayer to Heaven "Pieta!"
Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls

Langler said hardly anything, and only once spoke to Herr Tschudi, when he called out: "Is this pieta ancient?"
The Last Miracle|M. P. Shiel
We might, perhaps, have recognized it in the Pieta in St. Peter's.
Emerson and Other Essays|John Jay Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for Pietà

pietà

/ (pɪɛˈtɑː) /

noun

a sculpture, painting, or drawing of the dead Christ, supported by the Virgin Mary

Word Origin for pietà

Italian: pity, from Latin pietās piety

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Pietà

Pietà

[ (pyay-tah; pee-ay-tah) ]

A painting, drawing, or sculpture of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means “pity” in Italian.

notes for Pietà

The most famous of four Pietàs by Michelangelo is a sculpture at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

单词	pietà
释义	Pietà [ pee-ey-tah, pyey-tah, pee-ey-tuh, pyey- ] / ˌpi eɪˈtɑ, pyeɪˈtɑ, piˈeɪ tə, ˈpyeɪ- / noun (sometimes lowercase)Fine Arts. a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap. Origin of Pietà 1635–45; <Italian: literally, pity <Latin pietāspiety; cf. pity Words nearby Pietà Piers Plowman, pier table, pies, Piesporter, piet, Pietà, Pietas, Pietermaritzburg, Pietism, piet-my-vrou, Pietro da Cortona Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pietà Her new single, “Pieta,” is something you can worship and blaspheme at the same time. Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?\|David Yaffe\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A "Pieta" by Michael Angelo and a few statues seem like spectres; the bas-reliefs are only vague confusion. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7\|Various In one chapel the Pieta of Michael Angelo, a marble group, and a masterpiece of his, is placed. Curiosities of Christian History\|Croake James Aida closes the scene with the same prayer to Heaven "Pieta!" Stars of the Opera\|Mabel Wagnalls Langler said hardly anything, and only once spoke to Herr Tschudi, when he called out: "Is this pieta ancient?" The Last Miracle\|M. P. Shiel We might, perhaps, have recognized it in the Pieta in St. Peter's. Emerson and Other Essays\|John Jay Chapman British Dictionary definitions for Pietà pietà / (pɪɛˈtɑː) / noun a sculpture, painting, or drawing of the dead Christ, supported by the Virgin Mary Word Origin for pietà Italian: pity, from Latin pietās piety Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Pietà Pietà [ (pyay-tah; pee-ay-tah) ] A painting, drawing, or sculpture of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Jesus. The word means “pity” in Italian. notes for Pietà The most famous of four Pietàs by Michelangelo is a sculpture at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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