annunciation

«annunciation» in Mova's school dictionary: when, as the Bible tells, the angel Gabriel came to Mary… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (the Annunciation)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church, Bible) The Annunciation is when, as the Bible tells, the angel Gabriel came to Mary to say that she would be the mother of Jesus. tree →

2) The church feast that remembers this. tree →

3) (formal, rare) An announcement. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in religion lessons, Christmas story teaching, church calendars and art: many famous paintings are called «The Annunciation».

examples

• The Annunciation is told in the Gospel of Luke. tree →
• In the painting of the Annunciation, the angel holds a lily. tree →
• Our church keeps the feast of the Annunciation in spring. tree →
• Mary said yes to God at the Annunciation, Christians believe. tree →
• We acted out the Annunciation in the nativity play. tree →
• Gabriel's words at the Annunciation begin «Hail Mary» in many prayers. tree →

note

Usually with a capital A and «the». Spelling: double n twice: an-NUN-ci-a-tion. Related verb: announce.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «annunciation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.