verb To act in thanks, honor, or tribute to thank or extend gratitude.verb To make a gesture in honor of someone or something.noun Any action done for the purpose of honor or tribute.noun A formal gesture done in honor of someone or something, usually with the hand or hands in one of various particular positions.transitive verb obsolete To promote the welfare and safety of to benefit to gratify.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.& Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc. transitive verb Hence, to give a sign of good will to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.transitive verb To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy to greet to hail.& Naval) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc. noun A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc.noun The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect salutation greeting.See salutation.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun The position of the sword, rifle, hand, etc., in saluting the attitude of a person saluting: as, to stand at the salute while the general is passing specifically, in fencing, a formal greeting of swordsmen when about to engage.noun In the army and navy, a compliment paid when a distinguished personage presents himself, when troops or squadrons meet, when officers are buried, or to celebrate an event or show respect to a flag, and on many other ceremonial occasions.noun An act of expressing kind wishes or respect a salutation a greeting.To perform a salutation exchange greetings.To honor formally or with ceremonious recognition, as by the firing of cannon, presenting arms, dipping the colors, etc.: as, to salute a general or an admiral to salute the flag.To hail or greet with welcome, honor, homage, etc.To greet with a kiss, a bow, a courtesy, the uncovering of the head, a clasp or a wave of the hand, or the like especially, in older writers, to kiss.To wish health to greet with expressions of respect, good will, affection, etc.noun A gold coin current in the French dominions of Henry V.noun A formal military display of honor or greeting, such as the firing of cannon.noun The position of the hand or rifle or the bodily posture of a person saluting a military superior.noun An act or gesture of welcome, honor, or courteous recognition.intransitive verb To make a gesture of greeting or respect.intransitive verb To become noticeable to.intransitive verb To express warm approval of commend.intransitive verb To honor formally and ceremoniously.intransitive verb To recognize (a superior) with a gesture prescribed by military regulations, as by raising the hand to the cap.intransitive verb To greet or address with an expression of welcome, goodwill, or respect.When two squadrons meet, the two chiefs only are to exchange salutes.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. This is performed by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, striking the colors or top-sails, or by shouts of the seamen mounted on the masts or rigging. In the navy, a testimony of respect or deference rendered by the ships of one nation to the ships of another, or by ships of the same nation to a superior or equal. The officers also salute each other by bowing their half pikes.Ĥ. A salute is sometimes performed by lowering the colors or beating the drums. In military affairs, a discharge of cannon or small arms in honor of some distinguished personage. The act of expressing kind wishes or respect salutation greeting.ģ. In military and naval affairs, to honor some person or nation by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by striking colors, by shouts, &c.ġ. If ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Matt 5.Ĥ. To greet to hail to address with expressions of kind wishes. In all public meetings and private addresses, use the forms of salutation, reverence and decency usual among the most sober people. The act of saluting a greeting the act of paying respect or reverence by the customary words or actions as in inquiring of persons their welfare, expressing to them kind wishes, bowing, &c. KJV Dictionary Definition: salutation salutation
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