'Angelus' definitions:
Definition of 'angelus'
(from WordNet)
noun
The sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited [syn: angelus bell, angelus]
noun
A prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
Synonyms of 'Angelus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid prayer,
- alarm,
- alarum,
- Angelus bell,
- appeal,
- Ave,
- Ave Maria,
- battle cry,
- beadroll,
- beads,
- beseechment,
- bidding prayer,
- birdcall,
- breviary,
- bugle call,
- call,
- chaplet,
- collect,
- communion,
- contemplation,
- devotions,
- entreaty,
- grace,
- Hail Mary,
- impetration,
- imploration,
- intercession,
- invocation,
- Kyrie Eleison,
- last post,
- litany,
- meditation,
- moose call,
- obsecration,
- obtestation,
- orison,
- Paternoster,
- petition,
- prayer,
- prayer wheel,
- rallying cry,
- rebel yell,
- reveille,
- rogation,
- rosary,
- silent prayer,
- suit,
- summons,
- supplication,
- taps,
- thanks,
- thanksgiving,
- trumpet call,
- war cry,
- whistle