单词 | stella maris |
释义 | Stella Marisn. A title given to the Virgin Mary (see sea-star n. 1), used allusively of a protectress or a guiding spirit. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > other types of spirit fury1574 astral spirits1647 ardour1667 presence1667 Willa1718 rolling calf1845 Stella Maris1876 tommyknocker1895 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda III. v. xxxvii. 113 If a man could paint the woman he loves..as the Stella Maris to put courage into the sailors..so much the more honour to her. 1897 O. Wilde Let. 31 May (1962) 583 Even for the sheep who has no shepherd there is a Stella Maris to guide it home. 1913 W. J. Locke Stella Maris i. 1 Stella Maris—Star of the Sea! That was not her real name. No one could have christened an innocent babe so absurdly. 1913 W. J. Locke Stella Maris i. 2 Walter Herold.., one night of storm and dashing spray, seeing the light, burning steadily like a star.., cried: ‘Stella Maris! What a name for her!’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1876 |
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