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Definition of Angelus bell
1. Noun. The sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited.
Definition of Angelus bell
1. Noun. (''in the Roman Catholic Church'') a bell rung to show the time when the angelus should be recited ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Angelus Bell
Literary usage of Angelus bell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"angelus bell.—A bell specially dedicated in honour of the Blessed Virgin,
called "the Ladye-bell," rung three times a day, at morning, ..."
2. Parish Life in Mediaeval England by Francis Aidan Gasquet (1906)
"The angelus bell, the Ave bell, or the Gabriel bell, as it was variously called
in England, probably grew out of the Curfew, which originally was a civil ..."
3. Parish Life in Mediæval England by Francis Aidan Gasquet (1906)
"The angelus bell, the Ave bell, or the Gabriel bell, as it was variously called
in England, probably grew out of the Curfew, which originally was a civil ..."
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