angelus
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angelus¹
noun angeluses
- Alternative form of Angelus
Angelus²
- /ˈænd͡ʒələs/
Where it comes from
* (given name): From Latin Angelus and its etymon Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”).
* (common noun): From the first word (angelus) of its Latin incipit, "Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ": "the Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary".
Doublet of angel.
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Angelo.
noun Angeluses · angelus
- A Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation.
- The bell rung as a call to prayer during the Angelus service. […]and having eternal aves and angeluses rung in their ears;
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noun Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation
| Español | ángelus |
|---|---|
| Português | ângelus |
| Français | angélus |
| Deutsch | Angelusgebet |
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