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Magdalene

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Noun — A reformed prostitute (an older, now largely historical usage).

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From Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala," a town on the Sea of Galilee; the generic sense arose from her traditional (though disputed) identification with a repentant sinner in the Gospel of Luke.

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