A|ve Ma|ri|a

A|ve Ma|ri|a «AH vay muh REE uh, AH vee»,

1. a) “Hail Mary,” the first words of the Latin form of a prayer of the Roman Catholic Church. b) this prayer. c) a saying of this prayer; an Ave.

2. the time for saying it.

3. a rosary bead.

╂[< Latin avē Marīa]