MEANING
A traditional Christian prayer commemorating the Annunciation, or the bell calling people to recite it.
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Words that belong together
- ring the Angelus
- evening Angelus
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The evening Angelus reached the courtyard before the lamps were lit.
They paused to recite the Angelus while the cart waited beside the gate.
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Word forms
- Base
- angelus
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular angelus; plural angeluses. Normally Angelus in prose. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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