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Word: santisima (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...women ahead of him, he could actually see the ten-foot cross with its glass box containing the holy splinter mounted at its center. His pulse beat faster. Finally, as he came abreast of the cross, his pocket knife flashed. Shrilly, the woman behind him screamed. "Virgen santisima! A sacrilege! This man has cut a piece of the Holy Cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Souvenir | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

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