1. angelus - Noun
2. Angelus - Proper noun
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.
The Angelus bell.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBenedict XVI Benedict XVI spoke of the late pontiff on 28 September 2008 during his weekly Angelus address. Source: Internet
But what warmth of charity, nay, what 'an abundant outpouring of love'—which came forth from him in the few days of his ministry and which in his last Sunday address before the Angelus he desired should come upon the world. Source: Internet
Gabriel sounded at 4 am for the Angelus and at 8 or 9 pm for the curfew. Source: Internet
Later in the day, Pope Francis was scheduled to celebrate an open-air Mass in Bari’s city center and lead the faithful in the traditional Angelus prayer. Source: Internet
In his address before the Angelus on August 6, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI described how the events of the transfiguration display Christ as the “full manifestation of God’s light.” Source: Internet
Millet added a steeple and changed the initial title of the work, Prayer for the Potato Crop to The Angelus when the purchaser failed to take possession of it in 1859. Source: Internet