'Hail Mary' definitions:
Definition of 'Hail Mary'
From: WordNet
noun
A salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her [syn: Ave Maria, Hail Mary]
Definition of 'Hail Mary'
From: GCIDE
- Hail \Hail\, interj. [See Hail, v. t.] An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. "Hail, brave friend." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- All hail. See in the Vocabulary.
- Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See {Ave Maria}. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Hail Mary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid prayer,
- Angelus,
- appeal,
- Ave,
- Ave Maria,
- beadroll,
- beads,
- beseechment,
- bidding prayer,
- breviary,
- chaplet,
- collect,
- communion,
- contemplation,
- devotions,
- entreaty,
- grace,
- impetration,
- imploration,
- intercession,
- invocation,
- Kyrie Eleison,
- litany,
- meditation,
- obsecration,
- obtestation,
- orison,
- Paternoster,
- petition,
- prayer,
- prayer wheel,
- rogation,
- rosary,
- silent prayer,
- suit,
- supplication,
- thanks,
- thanksgiving