Definitions

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  • noun A female mediator.

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  • noun A female mediator.

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  • noun a woman who is a mediator

Etymologies

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From post-classical Latin mediatrix, feminine of mediātor.

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Examples

  • Are these people praying to Mary as the "mediatrix," instead of to God, in Jesus 'name (Jesus is the one and only Mediator

    myblessedhome 2009

  • The symptoms that a person experiences are a part of the body's innate wisdom, commonly referred to as "vis mediatrix naturae" (the healing power of nature).

    Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010

  • The symptoms that a person experiences are a part of the body's innate wisdom, commonly referred to as "vis mediatrix naturae" (the healing power of nature).

    Dana Ullman: Homeopathy: A Healthier Way to Treat Depression? Dana Ullman 2010

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    Edmund Campion - Mary's Dowry Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    The girls found another one! Fr Philip Cleevely...Cong.Orat Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    Blogging Break....due to illness. Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    Anyone know where Holywell is? Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    Schubert's Ave Maria. Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    119TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARDINAL NEWMAN’S DEATH Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • Let us pray, O Lord Jesus Christ, our mediator with the Father, who has been pleased to appoint the most Blessed Virgin, your Mother, to be our mother also, and our mediatrix with you, mercifully grant that whoever comes to you seeking your favours may rejoice to receive all of them through her.

    Another Mary! Catholic Mom of 10 2009

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  • "Mr. Pickle thanked her in the most rapturous terms, and, in the transport of his expectation, kissed the hand of his kind mediatrix--a circumstance which had a remarkable effect on the countenance of Emilia..."

    — Smollett, Peregrine Pickle

    January 20, 2022