Salve Regina

[ sahl-vey ri-jee-nuh ]

/ ˈsɑl veɪ rɪˈdʒi nə /

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

a prayer in the form of a hymn to the Virgin Mary.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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Its readership expands in times when more of us need its particular brand of salve.
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Only four or five journalists attended the demonstration in memory of Regina Martinez in Coaztzacoalcos.
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His only salve has been counting down the days until graduation.
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The weird thing about hanging out with Regina is that I could hate her,” she says, “but I still wanted her to like me.
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Alison is played by the marvelous Tatiana Maslany, an actress who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan.
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For one minute he even contemplated holding the two up and taking enough to salve his hurt pride and his endangered reputation.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
It was a device by which thousands have tried to salve their consciences, and to try to find an excuse for wrong-doing.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
How eager they will then be to prove their confidence by exaggerated devotion, to salve their guilty conscience!
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
Well, I'll make the salve an' do the talkin'; Giz'll sort o' whoop things up a bit and Lut'er'll git cured.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
My most vivid recollection is of a park in Regina, and that is because of a glimpse I caught of far-away sunshine.
The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur