annunciation
pronunciation
How to pronounce annunciation in British English:
UK [əˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce annunciation in American English:
US [əˌnʌnsiˈeʃən]
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- Noun:
- a formal public statement
Word Origin
- annunciation (n.)
- early 14c., "Lady Day," from Anglo-French anunciacioun, Old French anonciacion, from Latin annuntiationem (nominative annuntiatio), noun of action from past participle stem of annuntiare (see announce). The Church festival (March 25) commemorating the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, foretelling the incarnation. General sense of "an announcing" is from 1560s. Old English for "Annunciation Day" was bodungdæg.
Example
- 1. In this context , the word annunciation means announce .
- 2. Huge dome of the basilica of the annunciation .
- 3. Annunciation greek orthodox church , ( milwaukee , wi , usa )
- 4. The human species would thrive better in isolation , retarded , and without the capability of annunciation .
- 5. To continue this theme , lady day is also the feast of the annunciation .