Ave Maria

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A·ve Ma·ri·a (ä

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n. Roman Catholic Church

See Hail Mary.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin Av Maria.]

Ave Maria [məˈriːə]

(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) another name for Hail Mary

[from Medieval Latin: hail, Mary!]

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Ave Maria - a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her

Hail Mary

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Then, again, from time to time, this mass of sublime noises opens and gives passage to the beats of the Ave Maria, which bursts forth and sparkles like an aigrette of stars.

Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context

On approaching the house of a stranger, it is usual to follow several little points of etiquette: riding up slowly to the door, the salutation of Ave Maria is given, and until somebody comes out and asks you to alight, it is not customary even to get off your horse: the formal answer of the owner is, "sin pecado concebida" -- that is, conceived without sin.

The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context

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