Annunciation

//əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪ̯ʃn̩// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of annunciating. countable, uncountable

    ""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.""

  2. 2
    a formal public statement wordnet
  3. 3
    a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.

Synonyms

All synonyms
announcementchristmasadventaffirmanceaffirmationallegation

Example

More examples

""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.""

Etymology

From Middle English annunciacion, annunciation, from Latin annuntiātiō and Old French anonciacion.

Related phrases

annunciation lilythe Annunciationcatholic church

More for "annunciation"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.