[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/angelus/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) / angelus

# angelus

noun (the Angelus)

«angelus» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A Catholic prayer remembering that, Christians believe, the angel Gabriel told Mary she would be the mother of Jesus; it is said in the morning, at noon and in the evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#m1)
2. (church) The bell rung to call people to say this prayer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in lessons on church life, in Irish life (RTÉ rings the Angelus bell on radio and TV at noon and 6 pm), and in the famous painting «The Angelus» by Millet. Phrases: «the Angelus bell», «say the Angelus».

### Examples

- The Angelus bell rang at noon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#x1)
- Grandma stops to say the Angelus at six. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#x2)
- In Ireland the Angelus is broadcast on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#x3)
- Millet painted farmers praying the Angelus in a field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#x4)
- The church rings the Angelus three times a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#x5)
- We learned the words of the Angelus in RE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#x6)

### Note

Usually «the Angelus», with a capital A. Latin word for «angel» begins the prayer. Said «AN-je-lus».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «angelus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«angelus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/angelus.html) on Mova free.