annunciation

[ uh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn ]
See synonyms for annunciation on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. (often initial capital letter) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of her conception of Christ.

  2. (initial capital letter) a representation of this in art.

  1. (initial capital letter)Also called Lady Day. the church festival on March 25 in memory of this.

  2. an act or instance of announcing; proclamation: the annunciation of a new foreign policy.

Origin of annunciation

1
1350–1400; Middle English an(n)unciacio(u)n (<Anglo-French ) <Medieval Latin annūnciātiōn-, stem of annūnciātiō, for Late Latin adnūntiātiō;see annunciate, -ion

Words Nearby annunciation

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use annunciation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Annunciation

Annunciation

/ (əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the Annunciation New Testament the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26–38)

  2. Also called: Annunciation Day the festival commemorating this, held on March 25 (Lady Day)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Annunciation

Annunciation

An announcement made by the angel Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus, that she was going to bear a son, even though she was a virgin. Her son was to be called Jesus.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.