annunciation means the announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.
annunciation is pronounced /əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪ̯ʃn̩/.
Why “annunciation” is a great word
ANNUNCIATION — [Noun] The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of the forthcoming birth of Jesus, or the act of formally announcing something. From Middle English annunciacion, from Anglo-French anunciacioun and Old French anonciacion, from Latin annuntiationem (nominative annuntiatio), from annuntiare ("to announce"). Unlike an "announcement," a general or secular notice, or a "proclamation," an authoritative but terrestrial declaration, an Annunciation is a singular rupture where the sacred pierces the mundane. It is the arrested quiet in a sunlit room, the impossible weight of a future foretold, and the silent hinge upon which history turns—the instant before a whispered "yes" reorders the world.
name
- The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.
noun
- The act of annunciating.“"Not in the least; I saw it was an abbreviation from the first annunciation of the marriage, as communicated by the earl of Rotheles; here it is."”