Hail Mary

English Etymology From en enm Heil Marie. The extended figurative sense alludes to the notion of saying a prayer that the action will succeed. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hail Mary.wav Southern England Noun Hail Mary s ies en standard prayer to Saint Mary en Christianity A prayer, of established or conventional wording, calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary. en angelic salutation ave Ave Maria en Our Father<id:the Lord_s Prayer, the Our Father> Lord's Prayer paternoster<id:the Lord_s Prayer, the Our Father> en F. A. V Marion Howard; or Trials and Triumphs Philadelphia Peter F. Cunningham,Catholic Bookseller, 216 South Third Street. 1872 100 “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, because you say it in your church at the end of every psalm,” replied Miss Horton; “the Hail Mary is a prayer to our Blessed Lady,” and she repeated it. en 1987 Gary Clark (musician) Gary Clark Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson (band) Danny Wilson And if I say ten Hail Marys / Leave a light on in Heaven for me en risky last-ditch effort en figurative usually attributive US A risky last-ditch effort with great benefit but little chance of success; one whose success would require divine intervention; a Hail Mary pass. en Hail Mary deal en 1993 Carl Rowley John Madden ’93 Official Sega Genesis Power Tips Book 2 Rocklin, Calif. 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Grab a hot-dog and take to the stands for a few Hail Marys followed by a quick Toss and Pass. en Nathaniel Popper Digital Gold 2015 New York Harper 1st 6 978-0-06-236249-0 903213020 Silk Road was, in some sense, a last heave—a Hail Mary in the parlance of Ross's football-mad hometown. en Natasha Geiling ThinkProgress 13 June 2017 https://thinkprogress.org/trump-administration-tries-again-to-stop-youth-climate-case-3263772c8a72/ Trump administration files Hail Mary appeal to derail youth climate lawsuit Trump administration files Hail Mary appeal to derail youth climate lawsuit [title] https://web.archive.org/web/20260712010057/https://thinkprogress.org/trump-administration-tries-again-to-stop-youth-climate-case-3263772c8a72/ 12 July 2026 en https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/twitter-soundcloud-investment-writedown-1202709415/ Twitter’s Annual Report Reveals That Its $70 Million SoundCloud Investment Was a Bust 2018-02-23 Janko Roettgers Variety SoundCloud finally secured a Hail Mary deal that included $170 million of new funding from the Raine Group and Singapore’s Temasek in August of 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20260831193351/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/twitter-soundcloud-investment-writedown-1202709415/ 31 August 2026 en Ernesto Londoño The New York Times 30 August 2020 Rudy Gonsior https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/world/americas/psychedelics-therapy-war-stress.html ‘A Hail Mary’: Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats “I have traveled across continents to come to the jungle to do psychedelics,” marveled Mr. Gonsior, who had steered clear from drugs his whole life. “I guess this is what might be considered a Hail Mary.” https://web.archive.org/web/20251019100121/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/world/americas/psychedelics-therapy-war-stress.html 19 October 2025 en https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/big-tech-fall-twitter-meta-amazon/672598/ The End of the Silicon Valley Myth 2022-12-29 Brian Merchant The Atlantic With each passing day, Facebook’s metaverse aspirations look more like a Hail Mary fantasy, a beleaguered CEO’s escape attempt to a 3-D virtual world where he might leave behind the misery of his dull 2-D version. https://web.archive.org/web/20260522120332/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/big-tech-fall-twitter-meta-amazon/672598/ 22 May 2026 Derived terms en Hail Mary pass Translations prayer Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܫܠܡ ܠܟܝ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ Bikol: Central Bikol: bcl Tara Kagurangnan Maria Catalan: ca avemaria m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 聖母經 Shèngmǔjīng Cornish: kw Hayl Maria Dutch: nl weesgegroetje n Finnish: fi Ave Maria French: fr Je vous salue Marie m German: de Ave-Maria n, de Ave n, de Gegrüßet seist Du Maria n, uncommon de englischer Gruß m Hungarian: hu üdvözlégy Irish: ga is é do Bheatha, a Mhuire, ga Áivé Máiria m An tÁivé Máiria Japanese: ja アヴェ・マリア Ave Maria, ja 聖母マリアへの祈り Seibo Maria e no Inori, ja 天使祝詞 Tenshi Shukushi Korean: ko ^아베 ^마리아, ko ^성모 ^기도, ko ^성모송 Latin: la Ave Maria Manx: gv Failt yn Ainle, gv dy bannee dhyt y Voirrey Polish: pl Zdrowaś Maryjo f, pl zdrowaśka f informal Portuguese: pt ave-maria m Russian: ru А́ве Мари́я f Scottish Gaelic: gd Fàilte Mhoire Spanish: es avemaría Tagalog: tl Aba Ginoong Maria Vietnamese: vi Kinh Kính Mừng Hail Mary pass Verb +! en often reflexive To pray by saying a Hail Mary. en 2003 Chip Chop Cherry Ray Cranley 120 1412016029 He Hail Maryed himself to sleep every night and woke up Hail Marying in the morning, and to his amazement and delight it worked. en 2015 The Assassin Pamela DuMond Sister Cecilia Hail Maryed herself and slid back in the room. en 2018 51 Years of Bipolar Disease: A Survivor's Story Gregory Phillip Jones 168 1480973394 I can just imagine a medical examiner standing beside my corpse, pulling the sheet back so as to expose my head and torso, and explaining to a detective, “This poor man Hail Maryed himself to death!” Further reading en Hail Mary Hail Mary prayer en Hail Mary pass en eponyms en Named prayers