angelus
/ˈænd͡ʒələs/
angelus is the alternative form of Angelus.
Proper noun capitalized: Angelus
Angelus
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Angelo.
Noun capitalized: Angelus
Angelus (plural Angeluses)
- A Christian devotion in memory of the Incarnation.
- The bell rung as a call to prayer during the Angelus service.
- […]and having eternal aves and angeluses rung in their ears;1879, James Albert Harrison, Spain in Profile: A Summer Among the Olives and Aloes
- The yodel in it brought to mind incongruous images, full of holes as a Swiss cheese: among the alpenhorns and cuckoo clocks, cowbells clunked and donged like angeluses gone awry.1998, Ciaran Carson, Last Night's Fun: A Book About Irish Traditional Music, page 151
Forms of angelus
| plural | angeluses |
|---|---|
| plural | Angeluses |
| alternative form | angelus |
Origin of angelus
* (given name): From Latin Angelus and its etymon Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”). * (common noun): From the first word (angelus) of its Latin incipit, "Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ": "the Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary". Doublet of angel.
Words formed from angelus
Phrases with angelus
Questions about angelus
- What does angelus mean?
- Angelus means a male given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Angelo.
- What is angelus the alternative form of?
- Angelus is the alternative form of Angelus.
- What part of speech is angelus?
- Angelus can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce angelus?
- Angelus is pronounced /ˈænd͡ʒələs/.
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