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# annunciation

«annunciation» in Mova's school dictionary: **when, as the Bible tells, the angel Gabriel came to Mary…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the Annunciation)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (church, Bible) The Annunciation is when, as the Bible tells, the angel Gabriel came to Mary to say that she would be the mother of Jesus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#m1)

2) The church feast that remembers this. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#m2)

3) (formal, rare) An announcement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in religion lessons, Christmas story teaching, church calendars and art: many famous paintings are called «The Annunciation».

### examples

- The Annunciation is told in the Gospel of Luke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#x1)
- In the painting of the Annunciation, the angel holds a lily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#x2)
- Our church keeps the feast of the Annunciation in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#x3)
- Mary said yes to God at the Annunciation, Christians believe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#x4)
- We acted out the Annunciation in the nativity play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#x5)
- Gabriel's words at the Annunciation begin «Hail Mary» in many prayers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annunciation/#x6)

### note

Usually with a capital A and «the». Spelling: double n twice: an-NUN-ci-a-tion. Related verb: announce.

### Trees and pragmatics

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