The Definition of the word Magdalene

Magdalene

A surname derived from Magdala, the place of her nativity, given to one of the Marys of the Gospels to distinguish her from the "other Marys (Matt. 27:56, 61; 28:1, etc.). A mistaken notion has" "prevailed that this Mary was a woman of bad character, that she" "was the woman who is emphatically called "a sinner" (Luke" 7:36-50). (See [372]MARY.)