Salve Regina

[ sahl-vey ri-jee-nuh ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

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

Example Sentences

"Salve Regina" was a sound that evening to hear, and afterwards it was to sleep, sleep,—tired as from the Fair at Seville!

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The lepers were to ring the chapel bell for the Salve Regina every night, and to pray in the chapel for their benefactors.

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At once all the crews deeply moved, joined in singing together the Salve Regina.

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The admiral gave it the name of Trinidad, and all the crews chanted the Salve Regina in sign of thankfulness.

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Suddenly all rose, and with a great shout, the "Salve Regina" shook the arches.

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