ANNUNCIATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does Annunciation mean?
• ANNUNCIATION (noun)
The noun ANNUNCIATION has 3 senses:
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
2. (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
3. a formal public statement
Familiarity information: ANNUNCIATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ANNUNCIATION (noun)
Meaning:
A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Annunciation; Annunciation Day; Lady Day; March 25
Hypernyms ("Annunciation" is a kind of...):
quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)
Holonyms ("Annunciation" is a part of...):
Mar; March (the month following February and preceding April)
Meaning:
(Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
announcement; promulgation (a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen)
Domain category:
Christian religion; Christianity (a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior)
Meaning:
A formal public statement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
announcement; proclamation; annunciation; declaration
Context examples:
the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war / a declaration of independence
Hypernyms ("annunciation" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "annunciation"):
edict (a formal or authoritative proclamation)
promulgation (the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect)
