noun
- plural of angelus: Catholic prayers recited three times daily (morning, noon, and evening) commemorating the Annunciation, or the bell rung to call people to this prayer
Usage: religious
Examples
- The church bells rang the angeluses at six in the morning, noon, and six in the evening.
- Many Catholic families still observe the traditional angeluses throughout the day.
- The monastery’s daily schedule was structured around the angeluses and other prayers.
- She paused her work when she heard the angeluses being recited over the loudspeaker.
- The old cathedral’s bells have been ringing the angeluses for over two centuries.