ángelus

See also: angelus, Angelus, angélus, and ângelus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angelus Dominī (literally “the Lord's angel”), the prayer's opening words.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈanxelus/ [ˈãŋ.xe.lus]
Rhymes: -anxelus
Syllabification: án‧ge‧lus

Noun

ángelus m (plural ángelus)

(Roman Catholicism) Angelus
Synonym: avemaría

Related terms

ángel

Further reading

“ángelus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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