angelus

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A male given name, a rare variant of Angelo
The Angelus (Latin for "angel") is a Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation. As with many Catholic prayers, the name Angelus is derived from its incipit: Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ ("... the Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary ...") and is practised by reciting as versicle and response three Biblical verses describing the mystery; alternating with the salutation "Hail Mary!" The Angelus exemplifies a species of prayers called the prayer of the devotee
a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
A male given name
{i} liturgical prayer that is recited three times a day to commemorate the Annunciation (Roman Catholicism)
It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell
The Angelus bell
A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated
angelus bell
a bell rung to show the time when the angelus should be recited
angelus bell
the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
Isaac II Angelus
born 1135 died February 1204 Byzantine emperor (1185-95). Proclaimed emperor by the Constantinople mob that murdered his cousin, Andronicus I Comnenus, he drove the Normans out of Greece (1185) but failed to regain Cyprus from rebels. He was forced to help Frederick I Barbarossa in the Third Crusade. He defeated the Serbians (1190), but before he could carry out a planned expedition against the Bulgarians, he was overthrown by his brother, who imprisoned and blinded him (1195). His son Alexius diverted the Fourth Crusade to restore him to power (1203), and father and son briefly ruled as co-emperors before being dethroned and killed in a revolution
angelus

    Hyphenation

    an·ge·lus

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    Etymology

    [ 'an-j&-l&s ] (noun.) 1658. Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, angel; from the first word of the opening versicle.
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