annunciation

  • 51Annunciation — an·nun·ci·a·tion || ə‚nÊŒnsɪ eɪʃn n. angel Gabriel s announcement to Mary of the incarnation of Jesus; church holiday commemorating this announcement …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 52annunciation — an·nun·ci·a·tion || ə‚nÊŒnsɪ eɪʃn n. announcement, declaration …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 53Annunciation — the feast celebrating the visit by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to inform her that she was to bear the son of God …

    Medieval glossary

  • 54annunciation — an·nun·ci·a·tion …

    English syllables

  • 55annunciation — an•nun•ci•a•tion [[t]əˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) rel (often cap.) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of her conception of Christ 2) rel (cap.) Also called Lady Day the church festival on March 25 in memory of this… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 56annunciation — /ənʌnsiˈeɪʃən / (say uhnunsee ayshuhn) noun Rare the act of announcing; proclamation …

  • 57Annunciation — /ənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/ (say uhnunsee ayshuhn) noun Christianity 1. (sometimes lower case) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of the incarnation of Christ. 2. the church festival (25 March) instituted in memory of this …

  • 58Annunciation —    This word (from the Latin adnuntiare, meaning to announce ) refers to the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to bear the Son of God; by giving her consent, Mary became the mother of God. This… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 59annunciation —   Ha i ana …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 60Martelli Annunciation — Annunciation Artist Filippo Lippi Year c. 1440 Type Tempera on panel Dimensions 175 cm × 183 cm (69 in × 72 in) Location …

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