Our Lady

Japanese: アワー・レディ - あわーれでぃ
Our Lady

...) and is rarely called Maria. In the West, especially after the 12th century, with the rise of chivalry, she was called "Our Lady," that is, Notre Dame (French), Nuestra Señora (Spanish), Unsere Liebe Frau (German), Our Lady (English), and in Italy, a little later, Madonna. Also, because she was said to have conceived as a virgin, Maria is also referred to by a word meaning "virgin" (such as the Virgin in English).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Our Lady" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…と略す)などと呼び,マリアということはむしろ少ない。西方ではとくに12世紀以降,騎士道の隆盛とともに〈われらの婦人〉,すなわちノートル・ダムNotre Dame(フランス語),ヌエストラ・セニョーラNuestra Señora(スペイン語),ウンゼレ・リーベ・フラウUnsere Liebe Frau(ドイツ語),アワー・レディOur Lady(英語)など,またイタリアではやや遅れてマドンナとも呼ばれた。また処女のままみごもったとされるところから,マリアは〈処女〉を意味する語によっても示される(英語のthe Virginなど)。…

※「アワー・レディ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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