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1. ((often l.c.)) Angelus
a devotion commemorating the Annunciation and the Incarnation in the Roman Catholic and some Anglican churches.
2. Angelus
Also called Angelus bell. the bell announcing the Angelus.
Etymology: (1720–30; < LL, from the first word of the service: Angelus (dominī nūntiāvit Mariae). See angel)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) angelus bell, angelus
the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
2. (noun) Angelus
a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
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1. (noun) angelus
a form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell
2. (noun) angelus
the Angelus bell
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