Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A'VE-MA-RY
A'VE-MA-RY, n. [From the first words of Gabriel's salutation to the Virgin Mary; L. ave, hail.]
A form of devotion in the Romish Church. Their chaplets and rosaries are divided into a certain number of ave-marys and paternosters.
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