angelus

English Thesaurus

1. a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation (noun.communication)

instance hypernym	:	prayer,
definition	:	a fixed text used in praying (noun.communication)

2. the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited (noun.event)

hypernym	:	bell, toll,
definition	:	the sound of a bell being struck (noun.event)