Annunciation
[ә,nʌnsi'eiʃәn]
Definition
(noun.) (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ.
(noun.) a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.
Typist: Nathaniel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.
(n.) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
(n.) The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.
Checker: Wyatt
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Announcement.
Checker: Lyman
Definition
n. the act of announcing.—v.t. Annun′ciate to proclaim.—n. Annunciā′tion-day the anniversary of the Angel's salutation to the Virgin Mary the 25th of March Lady-day.
Checker: Yale
Examples
- Isaac looked a little blank at this annunciation. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Annunciation is the very last place under the sun. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We got away punctually, and in the course of an hour and a half arrived at the town of Annunciation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We laid in some provisions for the trip, engaged carriages to take us to Annunciation, and then moved about the city, to keep awake, till twelve. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I doubt if any man can stand in the Grotto of the Annunciation and people with the phantom images of his mind its too tangible walls of stone. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Penelope