| 单词 | annunciation day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAnnunciation Day Annunciation Day n. (also with lower-case initial(s)) Christian Church a Church festival commemorating the day on which the Archangel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would, by divine conception, become pregnant with and give birth to Jesus Christ (see sense 1b), celebrated on 25 March; cf. sense 1a, Lady Day n. ΚΠ 1584 J. Rainolds & J. Hart Summe of Conf. viii. 479 The common people..cal the annuntiation day, our Ladie day. ?1790 T. Nicholls Wreath 122 On Annunciation day, To church the village took their way. 1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 16 July 37/1 Up to the year 1752, the [civil] year in England began on the 25th of March, being Annunciation Day. 1951 R. Hutchison & R. Adams Every Day's a Holiday 75 Nowadays when Easter falls on March 25.., it takes precedence and Annunciation Day is moved to a later date. 2013 M. Papachristophorou Myth, Representation, & Identity v. 82 Through..the celebrating of Jesus's conception and birth, on Annunciation Day and Christmas, the Holy Virgin is symbolically associated with fertility. < as lemmas |
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