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单词 angelus
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Angelusn.

Brit. /ˈan(d)ʒ(ᵻ)ləs/, /ˈan(d)ʒl̩əs/, U.S. /ˈændʒələs/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French angélus.
Etymology: < French angélus (1652 (in the passage translated in quot. 1658 at sense 1) or earlier denoting the devotional exercise, 1694 denoting the ringing of the bells at the times for the devotion) < post-classical Latin angelus bell ringing as a sign for evening prayer (14th cent.), specific use of angelus angel n.; so called from the opening words of the prayer, Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae ‘the Angel of the Lord proclaimed to Mary’. Compare earlier Angelus Domini n.The use as noun denoting the devotional exercise is apparently not attested in post-classical Latin, where versiculi Angelus Domini etc. is used instead.
Christian Church (esp. Roman Catholic Church).
1. A devotional exercise recalling the mystery of the Incarnation, consisting of three versicles and responses, each followed by a Hail Mary, and a concluding prayer. Cf. Angelus Domini n.The exact form of the Angelus has varied over time. It is traditionally recited in the early morning, at noon, and at sunset.
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Angelus Domini1624
Angelus1658
1658 E. S. tr. J.-B. Saint-Jure Holy Life De Renty 27 Before dinner, I make..some Prayers for..the Souls in Purgatory: after that, I say the Angelus [Fr. Angelus].
1721 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1905) 8 305 Upon the day of her death, they shall ring three times after Angelus.
1866 J. M. Neale Sequences & Hymns 131 The Angelus at Compline shall sweetly close the day.
1966 B. Friel Philadelphia, Here I come! i. 17 At six o'clock he remembered about the bloody pollock, and him in the middle of the Angelus.
2010 Tablet 27 Mar. 39/2 This was an unusually large crowd for a normal Sunday Angelus.
2. A bell rung at the times for the Angelus, typically in three sets of three strokes; the pattern rung on such a bell for this devotion; = Angelus bell n. at Compounds.
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Our Lady's bella1422
Our Lady bella1449
pardon bell1538
Lady bell1633
Angelus1737
Angelus bell1786
1737 S. Whatley tr. K. L. von Pöllnitz Mem. I. xxv. 402 What surpriz'd me..was to see all the Maskers fall on their Knees at the Sound of the Angelus [Fr. Angelus].
1769 T. Nugent tr. P. J. Grosley New Observ. Italy II. 114 In the midst of his overture, the angelus strikes, and my gentleman immediately doffs his hat, and..says the prayer very devoutly.
1881 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 176 'Tis the set of sun, The angelus must ring.
1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop i. iv. 42 He..did not awaken until six o'clock, when he heard the Angelus ringing.
2004 M. Keyes Other Side of Story (2005) 19 The church bells start ringing the midday Angelus.

Compounds

Angelus bell n. a bell rung at the times for the Angelus, typically in three sets of three strokes; the pattern rung on such a bell for this devotion; cf. sense 2, Lady bell n. at lady n. Compounds 2a, Gabriel-bell n. at Gabriel n. 2.
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society > faith > worship > canonical hours > other services > angelus > [noun] > bell indicating
Our Lady's bella1422
Our Lady bella1449
pardon bell1538
Lady bell1633
Angelus1737
Angelus bell1786
1786 tr. Marquis de Langle Sentimental Journey through Spain I. 98 The Angelus bell [Fr. l'angelus] tolls in the morning at five, and in the evening at six.
1885 Month May 96 While the dawning light of day bids the world awake from its sleep, the Angelus bell calls men to pay to their Creator the tribute of their adoration.
2010 Tablet 27 Mar. 4/1 The programme took a break for the midday Angelus bell, a reminder that Irish Catholicism..remains deeply rooted and ever present in our culture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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