(the Annunciation)
the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, related in Luke 1:26–38
a festival of the Christian Church commemorating this, held on Lady Day, 25 March
(the Annunciation) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, related in Luke 1:26–38
a festival of the Christian Church commemorating this, held on Lady Day, 25 March
archaic or formal an announcement
[Middle English annunciacioun via Old French from Latin annuntiatus, past part. of annuntiare to announce]