Roman salute en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of Italian salùto romàno.
Meanings
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(Nazism) A gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements.
“The decision of the cassation court establishes that the Roman salute is not a crime unless there is a concrete danger of the reconstruction of the fascist party, as provided by Article 5 of the Scelba law, or there are concrete aims of racial discrimination and violence, as provided by the Mancino law,” a lawyer for two of the defendants Domenico Di Tullio told CNN.
2024 January 19, Barbie Latza Nadeau, “Fascist salute legal at rallies unless it threatens public order, says Italy’s high court”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman salutes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
pl salut rzymski (gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements) · de Saluto romano (gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements) · it salùto romàno (gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements) · pt saudação romana (gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements) · de Römischer Gruß (gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements)