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Definition of angelus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

angelus

noun
 
/ˈændʒələs/
 
/ˈændʒələs/
(also the Angelus)
[singular]
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  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) prayers said in the morning, at 12 o'clock in the middle of the day, and in the evening; a bell rung when it is time for these prayers
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from the Latin phrase Angelus domini ‘the angel of the Lord’, the opening words of the devotion.
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