Angelus

or an·ge·lus

[ an-juh-luhs ]

/ ˈæn dʒə ləs /

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noun Roman Catholic Church.

a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.

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.

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Origin of Angelus

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

Words nearby Angelus

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How to use Angelus in a sentence

Like some sinuous sax, we first hear the thoughts of Obersturmfuhrer Angelus (Golo) Thomsen.
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The Angelus will be ringing from all the towers, I shall have celebrated my return to the city that I have loved.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for Angelus

Angelus

/ (ˈændʒɪləs) /

noun RC Church

a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation

the bell (Angelus bell) signalling these prayers

Word Origin for Angelus

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

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