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# angelus

«angelus» in Mova's school dictionary: **A Catholic prayer remembering that, Christians believe…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the Angelus)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «angelus» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/angelus/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.