Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun angelus

2 senses of angelus

Sense 1
angelus bell, angelus -- (the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited)
       => bell, toll -- (the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells")

Sense 2
Angelus -- (a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation)
       INSTANCE OF=> prayer -- (a fixed text used in praying)