Notre-Dame
See also: Notre Dame
English
Etymology
From French Notre-Dame.
Proper noun
Notre-Dame
- Alternative form of Notre Dame (“Notre-Dame de Paris”).
- 2019 April 16, Sophie Gilbert, “Notre-Dame Isn’t Lost”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic[1], Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 April 2019:
- But Notre-Dame also occupies a space beyond architecture or faith, a space in which buildings seem to represent the human capacity for endurance.
- 2024 November 30, Tara Cobham, “Inside rebuilt Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris as Macron praises ‘project of the century’”, in The Independent[2], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 November 2024:
- “I’m so happy,” said 50-year-old architect Sebastien Truchot, who lives nearby. “Whether you believe in God or not, Notre-Dame is a universal symbol, and it’s amazing to have it back and to rediscover it.”
- 2024 December 6, Aurelien Breeden, “Notre-Dame Reopens: Here’s What to Know”, in The New York Times[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 December 2024:
- The authorities have planned extremely tight security for the area around Notre-Dame over the weekend, similar to the arrangements for the Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
French
Alternative forms
- Notre Dame (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French nostre dame, a calque of Medieval Latin Domina Nostra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Our Lady (the Virgin Mary)
- (by ellipsis) Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Derived terms
Related terms
- Notre Dame (“a census-designated place in Indiana”)