[in sing.]a Roman Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation of Jesus and including the Hail Mary, said at morning, noon, and sunset 奉告祈祷(罗马天主教一祈祷仪式,纪念基督降世,包括在晨、午、日落时说“万福马利亚”) ■a ringing of church bells announcing this (教堂敲响宣告奉告祈祷的) 奉告祈祷钟
语源
mid 17th cent.: from the Latin phrase Angelus domini 'the angel of the Lord', the opening words of the devotion