magdalen
/ˈmægdəlɪn/noun
(the Magdalen或the Magdalene)
1- St Mary Magdalene（抹大拉的）马利亚
1.1
- archaic a reformed prostitute〈古〉从良的妓女。
1.2
- archaic a home for reformed prostitutes〈古〉从良妓女收容所。
词源
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek （Maria hē） Magdalēnē '(Mary of) Magdala' （to whom Jesus appeared after his resurrection; John 20:1-18）, commonly identified (probably wrongly) with the sinner of Luke 8:37.