all hail
Cry of homage
All hail is an exclamation of greeting or tribute, typically directed at royalty, conquerors, or exalted figures: All hail the king!
The phrase sounds archaic and ceremonial in earnest use, but appears frequently in ironic or humorous contexts to mock excessive reverence: All hail the mighty coffee machine.
- saluteGestural sign of honor
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- kneel beforeAssume submissive posture toward
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
long live · royal court · praise · words of praise · cheers · hip hip hooray · proclamation · adulation · homage · pledge allegiance · laudation · fealty · hosanna · obeisance · invocation · greeting · veneration · benediction
greeting vs. dismissal
all hailbegone
Command to depart
farewell · be gone · depart · off with you · hence
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