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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespiéta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pjeta
"Cette sculpture représente une piéta émouvante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A representation of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus on her lap, most famously in sculpture.
"Michelangelo's Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture." - 2
Any artwork or representation depicting grief over a dead loved one in a similar composed, sorrowful manner.
"The haunting photograph captured a modern pietà of grief amid the ruins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian word 'pietà', meaning pity or piety, which ultimately traces back to the Latin 'pietas'. The term entered the English lexicon primarily through art history to describe specific depictions of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pieta" is said worldwide
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piéta
Transliteration: pjeta
"Cette sculpture représente une piéta émouvante."
Pietà
Transliteration: piˈeːta
"Die Pietà zeigt Maria mit dem verstorbenen Jesus."
pietà
Transliteration: pjeˈta
"La Pietà di Michelangelo è un'opera d'arte straordinaria."
piedad
Transliteration: pjeˈdad
"La obra muestra una escena de profunda piedad."
piedade
Transliteration: pjeˈdadʒi
"A estátua é uma famosa representação de piedade."
करुणा मूर्ति
Transliteration: karuna murti
"यह मूर्ति शोक और करुणा का प्रतीक है।"
圣母怜子像
Transliteration: shèng mǔ lián zǐ xiàng
"米开朗琪罗的圣母怜子像闻名于世。"
피에타
Transliteration: pi-e-ta
"미켈란젤로의 피에타는 르네상스의 걸작이다."
ピエタ
Transliteration: pieta
"ミケランジェロのピエタ像は非常に有名です。"
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