ANGELUS


Meaning of ANGELUS in English

/ ˈændʒələs; NAmE / (also the Angelus ) noun

[ sing. ] ( in the Roman Catholic Church ) prayers said in the morning, at midday and in the evening; a bell rung when it is time for these prayers

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from the Latin phrase Angelus domini the angel of the Lord, the opening words of the devotion.

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