Definitions for angelusˈæn dʒə ləs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
An•ge•lus*ˈæn dʒə ləs(n.)
a devotion commemorating the Annunciation and the Incarnation in the Roman Catholic and some Anglican churches.
Category: Religion
Also called An′gelus bell`. the bell announcing the Angelus.
Category: Religion
* (often l.c.).
Origin of Angelus:
1720–30; < LL, from the first word of the service: Angelus (dominī nūntiāvit Mariae). See angel
Princeton's WordNet
angelus bell, angelus(noun)
the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
Angelus(noun)
a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
Wiktionary
Angelus(Noun)
A Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation (from its incipit, "Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariu00E6": "the Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary").
Angelus(ProperNoun)
, a rare variant of Angelo.
Webster Dictionary
Angelus(noun)
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
Angelus(noun)
the Angelus bell
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