Salutation

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|Luke 1:29]]. [[Mark 12#38|Mark 12:38]].

In all public meetings and private addresses, use the forms of salutation reverence and decency usual among the most sober people.