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Ave maria

Ave maria Meaning & Definition
Ave maria Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ave maria?

[n] a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ave maria: Hail Mary

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ave maria: aid prayer | Angelus | appeal | Ave | beadroll | beads | beseechment | bidding prayer | breviary | chaplet | collect | communion | contemplation | devotions | entreaty | grace | Hail Mary | impetration | imploration | intercession | invocation | Kyrie Eleison | litany | meditation | obsecration | obtestation | orison | Paternoster | petition | prayer | prayer wheel | rogation | rosary | silent prayer | suit | supplication | thanks | thanksgiving

See Also | prayer

Ave maria In Webster's Dictionary

\A"ve Ma*ri"a\, Ave Mary \A"ve Ma"ry\ [From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. ave hail, Maria Mary.] 1. A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church. To number Ave Maries on his beads. --Shak. 2. A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria. Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! --Byron.

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