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Ave! or
aue! is a
Latin phrase, used by the
Romans as a
salutation and
greeting, meaning 'hail'. It is the singular
imperative form of the verb
avēre, which meant "to be well"; thus, one could translate it literally as "be well!" or "farewell!"
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The Classical Latin pronunciation of
ave was . In Church Latin it's ideally, and in English it tends to be .
The term was notably used to greet the
Caesar or other authorities.
Suetonius recorded that
gladiators before combat addressed Caesar with the words
Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant! ("Hail, Caesar! Those who are about to die salute you!")
The
Vulgate version of the
Annunciation translates the salute of the angel to
Mary, Mother of Jesus as
Ave Maria, gratia plena ("Hail Mary, full of grace").
Ave Maria is a Catholic Marian prayer that also has inspired authors of religious music.
Fascist regimes during the
20th century also adopted the greeting. It was used during
Nazi Germany in the direct
German translation,
heil.
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