angelus
NounSynonyms:
angelus bell
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the AnnunciationInstance of prayer
- the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recitedSynonyms: angelus bellType of bell, toll
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
An′ge·lus (…), noun
Origin: L.
Roman Catholic Church (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. Orby Shipley
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54