annunciation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Annunciation
n.
angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary of the incarnation of Jesus; church holiday commemorating this announcement
annunciation
n.
announcement, declaration
Annunciation
The
Annunciation (from the
Vulgate Latin ), also referred to as the
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the
Annunciation of Our Lady or the
Annunciation of the Lord, is the
Christian celebration of the announcement by the
angel Gabriel to the
Virgin Mary that she would
conceive and become the mother of
Jesus, the
Son of God, marking his
Incarnation. Gabriel told Mary to name her son
Yehoshua , meaning "YHWH is salvation".
Annunciation
Noun
1. a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
(synonym) Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25
(hypernym) quarter day
(part-holonym) March, Mar
2. (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
(hypernym) announcement, promulgation
(classification) Christianity, Christian religion
annunciation
Noun
1. a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
(synonym) announcement, proclamation, declaration
(hypernym) statement
(hyponym) edict
Annunciation
(n.)
The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.
(n.)
The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
(n.)
The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Annunciation
Annunciation Announcing; in Christianity, the foretelling to Mary of Jesus' birth by the angel Gabriel, celebrated on Lady Day, March 25. The fire and lamps used in this ceremony apparently point back to the marriage of Vulcan with Venus, to the Magi watching over the sacred fire in the East, to the Vestal Virgins in the West, and to the marriage of Father Sun with Mother Nature.
Some parallels from other religions are the luminous San-tusita (Bodhisat) appearing to Maya and announcing the coming birth of Gautama Buddha; the Hindu legend that there would be born the son of the Virgin (Krishna), the date of whose death marked the beginning of kali yuga; and in Egypt where scenes of an annunciation appear in the temple of Luxor.
