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An⋅ge⋅lus

  [an-juh-luhs]
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–noun Roman Catholic Church.
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, an⋅ge⋅lus.

Origin:
1720–30; < LL, from the first word of the service: Angelus(dominī nūntiāvit Mariae). See angel
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An·ge·lus also an·ge·lus   (ān'jə-ləs)   
n.   Roman Catholic Church

  1. A devotional prayer at morning, noon, and night to commemorate the Annunciation.

  2. A bell rung as a call to recite this prayer.


[Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, angel (first word of the devotion); see angel.]
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