Meaning of ANGELUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'anjilus, 'anjulus
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- [n] a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
- [n] the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
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| | Synonyms: | | angelus bell |
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| | See Also: | | bell, prayer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An"ge*lus\, n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.)
(a) 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.
(b) The Angelus bell. --Shipley.
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| | Related Terms: | | aid prayer, alarm, alarum, Angelus bell, appeal, Ave, Ave Maria, battle cry, beadroll, beads, beseechment, bidding prayer, birdcall, breviary, bugle call, call, chaplet, collect, communion, contemplation, devotions, entreaty, grace, Hail Mary, impetration, imploration, intercession, invocation, Kyrie Eleison, last post, litany, meditation, moose call, obsecration, obtestation, orison, Paternoster, petition, prayer, prayer wheel, rallying cry, rebel yell, reveille, rogation, rosary, silent prayer, suit, summons, supplication, taps, thanks, thanksgiving, trumpet call, war cry, whistle |
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