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Angelus

Angelus

1 9.9
A short Catholic prayer said three times a day to remember the Annunciation, often with church bells ringing
  • noun
  • /ˈændʒələs/
: Ángelus
  • Every day, we pray the Angelus at noon.

Examples

  • Every day, we pray the Angelus at noon to honor the Annunciation.

  • Every evening at six o'clock, the church bells ring for the Angelus.

  • She paused her work at noon to say the Angelus along with her family.

  • The tradition of reciting the Angelus has been upheld in the village for generations.

  • Pray the Angelus.

  • She paused her work at noon to say the Angelus along with her family.

  • The church bells ring at six o'clock to signal the time for the Angelus.

Compounds

angelus bell
1 9.9

A bell sound in Catholic churches that calls people to say the Angelus prayer

Surface Forms

Angelus singular
Angeluses plural

Etymology

Angelus comes from the Latin angelus meaning 'angel', and from the Greek angelos meaning 'messenger'. Because the prayer begins with the angel's message to Mary at the Annunciation, the name Angelus remembers that 'angel' message, so people often ring bells and say it three times a day.