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Hail Marys

Hail Marys is the plural of Hail Mary.

Hail Marys is the third-person singular simple present indicative of Hail Mary.

Meaning of Hail Mary

Noun

Hail Mary (plural Hail Marys or Hail Maries)

  1. A prayer, of established or conventional wording, calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary.
    • “What did the priest, and all of you, keep on saying when we first went in?” / “Our Fathers, Hail Maries, and Glorias; couldn’t you hear?” asked Emily, laughing. / “No, I should think not, you rattled on so fast- What are Hail Maries and Glorias?” / “The Gloria you know well enough, my dear...1872, F. A., chapter V, in Marion Howard; or Trials and Triumphs, Philadelphia: Peter F. Cunningham, […], page 100
  2. (US, attributive, figuratively, usually) A risky last-ditch effort with great benefit but little chance of success; one whose success would require divine intervention; a Hail Mary pass.
    • Hail Mary deal

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Questions about Hail Marys

What is Hail Marys the plural of?
Hail Marys is the plural of Hail Mary.

Words near Hail Marys in the dictionary

  1. Hail Mary bead
  2. Hail Mary pass
  3. Hail Mary passes
  4. Hail Maryed
  5. Hail Marying
  6. Hail Marys
  7. hail shaft
  8. hail shafts
  9. hail storm
  10. hail storms
  11. hail sugar

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