angelus

Definitions


[ˈan(d)ʒələs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus and including the Hail Mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from the Latin phrase Angelus domini ‘the angel of the Lord’, the opening words of the devotion




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