Hypertext Webster Gateway: "annunciation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Annunciation \An*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio:
cf. F. annonciation.]
1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the
annunciation of peace.
2. (Eccl.)
(a) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel
Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
(b) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Annunciation
n 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 [syn: {Annunciation}, {Lady
Day}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}]
2: (Christian religion) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by
the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ [syn: {Annunciation}]
3: a formal public statement; "the government made an
announcement about changes in the drug war" [syn: {announcement},
{proclamation}]
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