[せいこく, seikoku] (n) (obsc) (See 受胎告知) the Annunciation[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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: (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" [syn: {announcement}, {proclamation},
{annunciation}, {declaration}]
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