Angelus
Americannoun
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a devotion in memory of the Annunciation.
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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.
noun
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a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation
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the bell ( Angelus bell ) signalling these prayers
Etymology
Origin of Angelus
1720–30; < Late Latin, from the first word of the service: Angelus ( dominī nūntiāvit Mariae ). See angel
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Pope Leo XIV held his first public engagement since his lung cancer surgery on Sunday, as he recited the Angelus prayer from the window of Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Vatican said that Pope Leo "will leave the hospital in the early afternoon and return to the Vatican. Tomorrow he will recite the Angelus prayer from the window of the papal apartment".
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
He concluded his Angelus prayer by thanking everyone for their "spiritual closeness" and said he entrusted himself to their prayers.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
On Sunday, after praying the Angelus with thousands of pilgrims gathered on St. Peter’s Square, Pope Leo noted the “violence and devastation” across the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Once the Angelus rings at six in the evening the day is over.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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