hail mary

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsAve Maria

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Questions about hail mary

What does hail mary mean?

hail mary means "a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her".

What is another word for hail mary?

Close synonyms include Ave Maria. 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 hail mary a common word?

hail mary 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.