stabat mater
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin stabat mater (“the mother was standing”) (the first words of the hymn).
Noun
editstabat mater (plural stabat maters)
- (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.
- (art) An artwork depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle.