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A valediction (derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [1] parting phrase, or complimentary close in American English, [2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [3] [4] or a speech made at a farewell.
Like the other liturgical salutations, e. g., "Dominus vobiscum", the Pax is of biblical origin. [1]The Vulgate version of the Gospels contains such forms as "veniet pax vestra", "pax vestra revertetur ad vos" (literally, "may your peace return to you"; figuratively, "let your peace rest on you" or "may you be treated with the peace with which you treat others" (Matthew 10:13)), "pax huic ...
The salutation is taken from the verses Ruth 2:4 and 2 Chronicles 15:2 in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible. In Ruth, the phrase appears in the sentence, "Et ecce ipse veniebat de Bethlehem dixitque messoribus: 'Dominus vobiscum'. Qui responderunt ei: 'Benedicat tibi Dominus'."
A salutation is a greeting used in a letter or other communication. Salutations can be formal or informal. The most common form of salutation in an English letter includes the recipient's given name or title. For each style of salutation there is an accompanying style of complimentary close, known as valediction. Examples of non-written ...
Praise the Lord is a Christian greeting phrase used in various parts of the world in English, as well as other languages. [1] [2] The salutation is derived from the Bible, where it and related phrases occurs around two hundred and fifty times (cf. Psalm 117:1–2).
A pastoral letter, often simply called a pastoral, is an open letter addressed by a bishop to the clergy or laity of a diocese or to both, containing general admonition, instruction or consolation, or directions for behaviour in particular circumstances. [1]
Salutation in letter Oral address Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly: His Grace The Lord High Commissioner: Your Grace: Your Grace or Sir/Ma'am Clergy: The Rev John Smith: Dear Mr Smith: Mr Smith/Dr Smith etc. Current Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland: The Right Rev John Smith: Dear Mr Smith: Mr Smith/Dr ...
A 2011 plaque on a wayside cross in Czech that includes the phrase, “Praised be Lord Jesus Christ, forever and ever, Amen!”, in Zlátenka, Czech Republic. Laudetur Jesus Christus or Laudetur Iesus Christus (Latin for 'Praised be Jesus Christ') is a traditional Catholic salutation, which members of religious communities commonly use, especially those of specific ethnicities. [1]