Angelus

or an·ge·lus

[ an-juh-luhs ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.
2. Also called Angelus bell. the bell tolled in the morning, at noon, and in the evening to indicate the time when the Angelus is to be recited.

Angelus

/ ˈændʒɪləs /

noun

1. a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation
2. the bell ( Angelus bell ) signalling these prayers

Word History and Origins

Origin of Angelus¹

1720–30; < Late Latin, from the first word of the service: Angelus ( dominī nūntiāvit Mariae ). See angel

Word History and Origins

Origin of Angelus¹

C17: Latin, from the phrase Angelus domini nuntiavit Mariae the angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary

Example Sentences

Like some sinuous sax, we first hear the thoughts of Obersturmfuhrer Angelus (Golo) Thomsen.

From The Daily Beast

Francis was expected to name the new cardinals at his Sunday Angelus, which he did, or at his weekly audience on Wednesday.

From The Daily Beast

The Angelus will be ringing from all the towers, I shall have celebrated my return to the city that I have loved.

From Project Gutenberg

Certainly those bells were passing glad and very sweet, and they were ringing, too, the Angelus.

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The Angelus had sounded, and the Sacristan wished to close the church.

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The same incident is renewed in the evening, between six and seven o'clock, when the bell sounds for the Angelus (Oraciones).

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Bene autem vigilantibus pastoribus angelus apparet, eosque Dei claritas circumfulget.

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