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  • 41Annunciation, The —    A Feast of the Church held on March 25th, to commemorate the visit of the Angel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to announce to her the Incarnation of the Son of God, his message to her being, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favor with… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 42Annunciation lily — Easter lily Eas ter lil y (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also {Annunciation lily}. (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 43Annunciation to the shepherds —    The scene stems from the Gospel of St. Luke. On the night of Christ s birth, an angel appeared to a group of shepherds who were watching their flock in Bethlehem and told them that the Savior was born. This story gave artists the opportunity… …

    Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • 44annunciation relay — signalinė relė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. alarm relay; annunciation relay; signalling relay vok. Alarmrelais, n; Melderelais, n rus. сигнальное реле, n pranc. relais avertisseur, m; relais de signal, m; relais de… …

    Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • 45annunciation — noun Etymology: Middle English annunciacioun, from Anglo French annuntiatun, from Late Latin annuntiation , annuntiatio, from Latin annuntiare more at announce Date: 14th century 1. capitalized March 25 observed as a church festival in… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 46Annunciation — Verkündigung des Herrn, auch Mariä Verkündigung, ist ein Fest am 25. März, das in vielen christlichen Konfessionen gefeiert wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Inhalt des Festes 2 Das Fest in den Konfessionen 3 Weblinks 4 Einzelnachweise …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 47annunciation — Synonyms and related words: affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, bulletin board, circular, communique, conclusion, creed, declaration, dictum, edict, encyclical, enunciation,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 48annunciation — The message brought by the angel [[➝ angels]] Gabriel to Mary recorded only by Luke (1:26–38) that she would be the mother of a son who would be ‘great’ and called ‘the Son of the Most High’. The appearance of the angel has been a principal… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 49annunciation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of announcing: announcement, declaration, proclamation, promulgation, publication. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. A public statement: announcement, declaration, edict, manifesto, notice, proclamation, pronouncement. See… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 50Annunciation — An|nun|ci|a|tion, the the occasion (celebrated by Christians on 25 March) on which the ↑angel ↑Gabriel appeared and told the Virgin ↑Mary that she would have the baby Jesus …

    Dictionary of contemporary English