ave maria

1. 1.

   a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her

   SynonymsHail Mary

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Questions about ave maria

What does ave maria mean?

ave maria means "a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her".

What is another word for ave maria?

Close synonyms include Hail Mary. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ave maria a common word?

ave maria is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.