Definition of Salutation. Meaning of Salutation. Synonyms of Salutation

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Definition of Salutation

Salutation
Salutation Sal`u*ta"tion, n. [L. salutatio: cf. F. salutation. See Salute.] The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy; also, that which is uttered or done in saluting or greeting. In all public meetings or private addresses, use those forms of salutation, reverence, and decency usual amongst the most sober persons. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Greeting; salute; address. Usage: Salutation, Greeting, Salute. Greeting is the general word for all manner of expressions of recognition, agreeable or otherwise, made when persons meet or communicate with each other. A greeting may be hearty and loving, chilling and offensive, or merely formal, as in the opening sentence of legal documents. Salutation more definitely implies a wishing well, and is used of expressions at parting as well as at meeting. It is used especially of uttered expressions of good will. Salute, while formerly and sometimes still in the sense of either greeting or salutation, is now used specifically to denote a conventional demonstration not expressed in words. The guests received a greeting which relieved their embarrassment, offered their salutations in well-chosen terms, and when they retired, as when they entered, made a deferential salute. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. --Luke xi. 43. When Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. --Luke i. 41. I shall not trouble my reader with the first salutes of our three friends. --Addison.

Meaning of Salutation from wikipedia

- A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other communication. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English...
- Sun Salutation, also called Surya Namaskar or Salute to the Sun (Sanskrit: सूर्यनमस्कार, IAST: Sūryanamaskāra), is a practice in yoga as exercise incorporating...
- while Namaskara appears in the sense of "exclamatory adoration, homage, salutation and worship" in the Atharvaveda, the Taittiriya Samhita, and the Aitareya...
- (from its first words in Latin), also known as the Angelic or Angelical Salutation, is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus...
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- Look up salutation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Salutation may also refer to: Angelic Salutation, the 'Hail Mary', Catholic prayer addressing Mary...
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- gentlemen is a salutation and irreversible binomial used in the field of entertainment, sports and theater since the 19th century. The salutation is unlike...
- The Salutation estate, a 45-room Georgian Colonial mansion on West Island, in Glen Cove, Long Island. The house was built in 1929 by architect, Roger Bullard...
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