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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Angelus \An"ge*lus\, n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.)
a A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are
repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at
the sound of a bell.
b The Angelus bell. --Shipley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
angelus
n 1: the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to
announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
[syn: {angelus bell}]
2: a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of
the Annunciation [syn: {Angelus}]
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