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Ave Maria

[ ah-vey muh-ree-uh ]

noun

  1. (italics) the first two words of the Latin version of a prayer in the Roman Catholic Church, based on the salutation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary and the words of Elizabeth to her.
  2. a recitation of this prayer.
  3. the bead or beads on a rosary used to count off each prayer as spoken.


Ave Maria

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noun

  1. another name for Hail Mary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of Ave Maria1

Middle English word dating back to 1200–50; ave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Ave Maria1

C14: from Medieval Latin: hail, Mary!
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Not just because a desire to please Fred forces Sam to sing “Ave Maria†and Joel to deliver an impossibly touching speech, but also because Fred deserves to be the happiest man in the world.

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The champion mirrored Agent 47 in the Hitman video gaming series, making his entrance to Franz Schubert's Ave Maria - a song used in the game.

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“He just decided, you know what, I’m gonna stop taking questions and then he’s swaying to "Ave Maria" and "YMCA" for about half an hour,†Obama said.

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As the director of online sales for the builder CC Homes, Lorraine Sanchez encourages prospective buyers to go see the company’s houses in Ave Maria, a town in southwest Florida.

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“We can all pray the Lord’s Prayer, Ave Maria,†he says, “but climb a 100-foot post and jump headfirst when you know that if you fall you die.â€

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