Angelus

/ˈeɪndʒələs/

Translation of "angelus" into Russian

Noun

/ˈeɪndʒələs/

angelus

angeli pl

angeluses pl

ангелус

The church bells rang for the angelus.

Церковные колокола звонили на ангелус.

Noun

/ˈeɪndʒələs/

A devotional prayer in the Christian tradition, recited in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, commemorating the Incarnation.

The church bells rang out the Angelus, calling the faithful to pause and pray.

The bell rung to announce the time for the Angelus prayer.

As the Angelus tolled, the villagers stopped their work to join in prayer.

Proper noun

A celebrated 1859 painting by Jean-François Millet depicting two peasants pausing to recite the Angelus prayer in a field at dusk.

Millet’s Angelus is one of the most recognized works in the Musée d’Orsay.