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A Hebrew signifying a "young woman ", unmarried as well as married, and thus distinct from bethulah, "a virgin" (see Hebrew Lexicons). The interest that attaches to this word is due to the famous passage of Isaiah 7:14: "the Alma shall conceive", etc. We can only mention some of the various opinions with regard to the meaning of Alma in this verse. She is said to be
CONDAMIN, and other Commentaries on Isaias.
APA citation. Butin, R. (1907). Alma. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01326c.htm
MLA citation. Butin, Romain. "Alma." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01326c.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Cloistered Dominican nuns of the Monastery of the Infant Jesus, Lufkin, Texas. Dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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