Ave Maria definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her [syn: Ave Maria, Hail Mary] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English ... Date: 13th century Hail Mary 1 Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ave Maria 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 ... of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church. To number Ave Maries on his beads. --Shak. 2. A particular time ( ...
Ave Mary definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ave Maria 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 ... of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church. To number Ave Maries on his beads. --Shak. 2. A particular time (as ... and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria. Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! --Byron.
ave definitions Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from ... greeting or of leave-taking ; hail, farewell 2. often capitalized Ave Maria II. abbreviation avenue Oxford Reference Dictionary int. & n. --int. 1 welcome. 2 farewell. --n. 1 (in full Ave Maria) a prayer to the Virgin Mary, the opening line ... sing. imper. of avere fare well Webster's 1913 Dictionary Ave A"ve, n. [L., hail.] 1. An ave Maria. He repeated Aves and Credos. --Macaulay. 2. A reverential ...
... the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her [syn: Ave Maria, Hail Mary] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin Ave, Maria, from the opening words Date: 15th century 1. a ... the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (Hail Marys) A Hail Mary ... is said by Roman Catholics. N-COUNT Moby Thesaurus Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, aid prayer, appeal, beadroll, beads, beseechment ...
... A rosary consists of fifteen decades. Each decade contains ten Ave Marias marked by small beads, preceded by a Paternoster, marked ... of beads for counting prayers. Moby Thesaurus Agnus Dei, Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Holy Grail, Host, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, Pieta ...
... fellow-well-met intimate, esp. too intimate. Hail Mary the Ave Maria (see AVE). Derivatives: hailer n. Etymology: ellipt. use of obs. hail (adj ... the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hail Hail, n. A wish ...
... C. Ch.) (a) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and ... bell. (b) The Angelus bell. --Shipley. Moby Thesaurus Angelus bell, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, aid prayer, alarm, alarum ...
... make application to, prefer a request to. Moby Thesaurus Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, address, aid prayer, appeal ...