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Roman salute
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English
thumb|Roman salutes (en Q841184)
Etymology
en it saluto romano salùto romàno.
Noun
en Q841184 en chiefly Nazism A gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements.
en fascist salute
en Nazi salute
en Barbie Latza Nadeau Fascist salute legal at rallies unless it threatens public order, says Italy’s high court w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/europe/italy-fascist-salute-legal-court-intl/index.html 2024-01-19 “The decision of the cassation court establishes that the Roman salute is not a crime unless there is a concrete danger of the reconstruction of the fascist party, as provided by Article 5 of the Scelba law, or there are concrete aims of racial discrimination and violence, as provided by the Mancino law,” a lawyer for two of the defendants Domenico Di Tullio told CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20251124031513/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/19/europe/italy-fascist-salute-legal-court-intl/index.html 24 November 2025
Translations
gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements Q841184
German: de Römischer Gruß m, de Saluto romano m
Italian: it saluto romano salùto romàno m
Polish: pl salut rzymski m-in
Portuguese: pt saudação romana f
See also
en Sieg Heil