ANGELUS


Meaning of ANGELUS in English

/an"jeuh leuhs/ , n. Rom. Cath. Ch.

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.

Also, angelus .

[ 1720-30; Angelus ( domini nuntiavit Mariae ). See ANGEL ]

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