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noun
1.
(often initial capital letter) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of her conception of Christ.
2.
(initial capital letter) a representation of this in art.
3.
(initial capital letter) Also called Lady Day. the church festival on March 25 in memory of this.
4.
an act or instance of announcing; proclamation: the annunciation of a new foreign policy.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English an(n)unciacio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin annūnciātiōn-, stem of annūnciātiō, for Late Latin adnūntiātiō; see annunciate, -ion
1350–1400; Middle English an(n)unciacio(u)n (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin annūnciātiōn-, stem of annūnciātiō, for Late Latin adnūntiātiō; see annunciate, -ion
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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| annunciate (əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt, -ʃɪ-) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) a less common word for announce | |
| [C16: from annunciātus, Medieval Latin misspelling of annuntiātus, past participle of Latin annuntiāre; see | |
| annunci'ation | |
| —n | |
| annunciative | |
| —adj | |
| annunciatory | |
| —adj | |
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annunciation
c.1400, from Fr. annonciation, from L. annuntiationem (nom. annuntiatio), from annuntiatus, pp. of annuntiare (see announce). The Church festival (March 25) commemorating the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, foretelling the incarnation. O.E. for "Annunciation Day" was bodungdæg.
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Annunciation definition
An announcement made by the angel Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus, that she was going to bear a son, even though she was a virgin. Her son was to be called Jesus.
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