Ave (greeting)
Ave is a Latin greeting that was used by the Romans as a salutation or greeting . The classic Latin pronunciation was [ˈaweː] or [ˈaβeː]. In church Latin it is pronounced [ˈave], in English-speaking countries it is more [ˈɑːveɪ].
Origin and meaning
It is the singular form of the imperative of the verb avēre , which means “to be good”, “to be eager”.
The word was mainly used to greet the Caesar or some other authority. Suetonius reports on Naumachiarii , in which the convicted criminals call Caesar with the words Ave Caesar! Morituri te salutant! ("Hail Caesar! The doomed greet you!") Greeted you. They wanted to point out their situation. This is the only place from the Roman period in which this expression has survived.
In the Vulgate , the angel's greeting to Mary begins at the beginning of the Annunciation with Ave Maria, gratia plena (“Hail Mary full of grace”). This forms the introduction to the basic Catholic prayer Ave Maria , for which there are numerous settings in the music.
The fascist regimes of the 20th century took over the greeting. In the National Socialist Third Reich , the German translation Heil was used.
The Satanists use the expression Ave Satana .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden | ave | Spelling, meaning, definition, origin. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Latin Word Lookup: aveo . Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
- ↑ On the meaning of AVE, SALVE, VALE; the AVE in the hexagon. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .