Salve
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An [Latin] [greeting] used in [Ancient Rome] meaning Hello.
It is pronounced sal-vay
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Ointment used to help heal wounds or reduce how painful they are. By extension, anything used to soothe or aid in healing hurt feelings, social unrest, etc.
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Salve is the imperative (command) form of the Latin verb salveo (infinitive: salvere).
Salvere means to be well / healthy, so salve literally means Be well.
It was commonly used as a greeting and as a way of saying goodbye in the ancient Roman Empire. Later, in Latin-using parts of the Christian Church (continuing to the present in the Catholic Church), it has been used in [exalting] important figures, as in [Salve Regina] (Hail, Queen) addressed [to Jesuss] mother, Mary.
In ancient Latin, as used in the Roman Empire, it was pronounced sahl-way. In Church Latin and sung Latin, derived from medieval Latin, it is pronounced sahl-vay.
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[Salve] can be [construed] as any form of lotion, jelly or cream used as a soothing agent for treating rashes, burns, wounds, or other dermatological inflammations ([hemorrhoids], etc).
Misspelling of slave.
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a [greeting] said a lot in the [tv show] [plebs]. a way of saying “hello”
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likes cock [upp] his ass [nd] likes 2 likck donkey [dik]
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