1.
[syn: angelus bell, angelus]
2. a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Angelus \An"ge*lus\, n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are
repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at
the sound of a bell.
(b) The Angelus bell. --Shipley.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
angelus
n 1: the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to
announce the time when the Angelus should be recited [syn:
angelus bell, angelus]
2: a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of
the Annunciation