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Annunciation n. 报喜,天使报喜节 报喜,天使报喜节 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 [ synonym: { Annunciation}, { Lady Day}, { Annunciation Day}, { March 25}] 2: ( Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ 3: a formal public statement; " the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; " a declaration of independence" [ synonym: { announcement}, { proclamation}, { annunciation}, { declaration}] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 51 Moby Thesaurus words for " annunciation": affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, bulletin board, circular, communique, conclusion, creed, declaration, dictum, edict, encyclical, enunciation, ipse dixit, manifesto, notice, notification, position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate, predication, proclamation, profession, program, programma, pronouncement, pronunciamento, proposition, protest, protestation, public notice, report, say, say- so, saying, stance, stand, statement, ukase, utterance, vouch, white book, white paper, word
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