annunciation
/ənʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n
/noun
1 (usually the Annunciation) The announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26-38).In Matthew's Nativity, the angelic Annunciation is made to Joseph while Luke's is to Mary....
- The Qu'ran has also verses on the Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity.
- It's a painting of the Annunciation, from, I think, the Renaissance.
1.1A Church festival commemorating the Annunciation, held on 25 March (Lady Day).He went on to explain that Good Friday this year fell on March 25, the Feast Of The Annunciation, also known as Lady Day....
- The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated in Bonniconlon Parish Church on Thursday, March 25th at 8pm, the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord.
- The Annunciation fell on Good Friday this year.
2.1 [mass noun] formal or archaic The announcement of something: the annunciation of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states...
- Comprehensively designed alarm systems perform three important functions: event annunciation, status reporting, and event logging.
- For the purposes of alarm annunciation, each floor of the building, other than floors of existing buildings, are considered as not less than one zone, unless otherwise permitted by requirements in the code.
- A way to proceed is by detailing the dimensions of Eminem's annunciations of authenticity through his words.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio(n-), from the verb annuntiare (see annunciate).
announce from Late Middle English:
The base of announce is Latin nuntius ‘messenger’ (also the base of nuncio (early 16th century) a papal ambassador). From the same root come annunciation (Middle English) ‘act of announcing’; denounce (Middle English) with de- having a negative sense; pronounce (Late Middle English) from pro- ‘out, forth’; renounce (Late Middle English) from re- (expressing reversal); and enunciate (mid 16th century) ‘announce clearly’ from e- (a variant of ex-) ‘out’.