Slava

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈslɑːvÉ™/

Origin

From South slava
слава, literally "fame, honour".

Full definition of slava

Noun

1. Orthodox Christian custom of honoring a family patron saint celebrated chiefly by the Serbs, but also by some Macedonians, Bulgarians, Croats and Gorani.
• 1942: I was also enchanted at the opportunity of seeing a Slava (the word means ‘Holy’), which is the distinctive social custom of the Serbs. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 753)

Anagrams

• avals
• lavas
• vasal