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Angelus

Angelus \An"ge*lus\, n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.)

  1. A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell.

  2. The Angelus bell.
    --Shipley.

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  1. n. the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited [syn: angelus bell]

  2. a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation

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The Angelus (; Latin for "angel") is a Catholic devotion commemorating 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 narrating the mystery; alternating with the prayer " Hail Mary". The Angelus exemplifies a species of prayers called the "prayer of the devotee".

The devotion was traditionally recited in Roman Catholic churches, convents, and monasteries three times daily: 6:00 am, noon, and 6:00 pm (many churches still follow the devotion, and some practise it at home). The devotion is also used by some Anglican and Lutheran churches.

The Angelus is usually accompanied by the ringing of the Angelus bell, which is a call to prayer and to spread good-will to everyone. The angel referred to in the prayer is Gabriel, a messenger of God who revealed to Mary that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God (Luke 1:26–38).

Angelus (disambiguation)

Angelus, The Angelus or Angélus may refer to:

Religion:

  • Angelus, Latin for angel
  • Angelus, a Christian devotion
  • Angelus of Jerusalem, Saint Angelus, the thirteenth-century martyr
  • Angelus ad virginem, Latin carol on the Annunciation

History:

  • Angelus (dynasty), a member of the Byzantine noble and imperial house of the Angeloi

Art:

  • The Angelus (painting), a painting by Jean-François Millet

Music:

  • "Angelus" (song), by Hitomi Shimatani
  • Angelus, an album by Milton Nascimento
  • "Angelus", a song by Subway to Sally
  • L'Angélus (band), a Cajun fiddle swing band from Louisiana

Media:

  • Angelus (film), a 2000 Polish film by Lech Majewski
  • The Angelus, an Irish televisual institution
  • The Angelus (film), a 1937 British film starring Richard Cooper
  • The Angelus (magazine), a monthly publication by the Society of St. Pius X

Viticulture:

  • Château Angélus, a Bordeaux wine producer of Saint-Émilion

In fiction:

  • Angelus, the soulless past nature of the vampire Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), from the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series Angel
  • The Angelus (comics), female supernatural comics character published by Top Cow Productions
  • Angelus, the fictional Western Australian town that is the setting for the Lockie Leonard trilogy of children's novels by Tim Winton and the eponymous TV series

Places:

  • Angelus, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Sheridan County
  • Angelus (Jennings, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana, see List of RHPs in LA
  • Angelus Temple, Los Angeles, California

People:

  • Christopher Angelus
Angelus (comics)

The Angelus is an American comic book character published by Top Cow Productions which first appeared in The Darkness comic in 1997. The Angelus has been featured in comics with her enemies the Darkness and the Witchblade.

Usage examples of "angelus".

Chapter Six One evening when the window was open, and she, sitting by it, had been watching Lestiboudois, the beadle, trimming the box, she suddenly heard the Angelus ringing.

Lestiboudois, the beadle, trimming the box, she suddenly heard the Angelus ringing.

McGreavy took the coat from Angeli and turned it around so that Judd could see the large, ugly slash in the material.

If Burke had no alibi for the morning Hanson was killed, then Judd would ask Detective Angeli to check him out further.

Angelus was sounding and Sister Necht muttered an excuse and hurried off.

The first pleader was Nicolo degli Angeli, who spoke with such force and eloquence that the pope, alarmed at the effect he was producing among the audience, passionately interrupted him.

He did, however, follow it up with a report of what Prudence Vizard called her Holy Hour, which came every day at Angelus and was drawing larger and larger groups.

Under his urging, I suppose, the police found that Prudence Vizard was transgressing some city regulation about the assemblage of crowds numbering more than twenty-five people, without a licence, and police appeared at her Angelus services for several days in succession and dispersed them.

Angeli Lugano, altar-pieces Duomo Como, Ambrosian Library Milan, Brera, Uffizi, Louvre, Madrid, St.

The one Angelus destroyed after the big boomy voice threatened to re-ensoul him.

Detective Angeli to ask about Don Vinton, but each time he controlled his impatience.

Choniates, former court orator, supreme judge of the empire, judge of the Veil, logthete of secrets oras the Latins would have saidchancellor of the basileus of Byzantium as well as historian of many Comneni and Angelus emperors, regarded with curiosity the man facing him.

Il Piacere, this one had a name: The Stanza degli Angeli, the Room of Angels.

God created the world, the sun has always gone down at half-past five, and at six the bells have always been tolled for the Angelus.

Feel the power of Foursquare Church, Angelus Temple and Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, and I will not answer another single question until you provide adequate cash tribute.