ˈanjələs, ˈaan- noun
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, angel; from the first word of the opening versicle — more at angel
1. : a form of devotion that commemorates the Incarnation and is said in the morning, at noon, and at night by Roman Catholics usually at the sounding of a bell
2. : the bell announcing the time for the Angelus