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Definition of: angelus
(an′jə·ləs) noun
1. In the Roman Catholic Church, a prayer said to commemorate the Annunciation: named from its first word.
2. A bell rung at morning, noon, and night as a call to recite this prayer: also called angelus bell. Also An′ge·lus. [ < L]
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