SALUTA'TION, noun [Latin salutatio. See Salute.] 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, etc. Luke 1:29. Mark 12:38. In all public meetings and private addresses, use the forms of salutation reverence and decency usual among the most sober people.
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