See Also: Tia Maria(dictionary)
Tia Maria(dictionary)
Maria(dictionary)
Ave Maria(dictionary)
Santa Maria(dictionary)
Montessori, Maria(dictionary)
Callas, Maria(dictionary)
Black Maria(dictionary)
Tallchief, Maria(encyclopedia)
Edgeworth, Maria(encyclopedia)

Ave Maria (iou)



Ave Maria interjectional & noun phr. . ME.
[Latin = hail, Mary!: see AVE.]
The angel's greeting to the Virgin Mary combined with that of Elizabeth (cf. Luke 1:28 & 42), used as a devotional recitation; the prayer to the Virgin as Mother of God beginning with these words; a recitation of this devotional phrase or prayer. ME.
(The time of) the ave-bell. L16.