Annunciation - Definition
annunciation
n 1: a festival commemorating the announcement of the
Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a
quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn:
Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25]
2: (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the
angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
3: a formal public statement; "the government made an
announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration
of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation,
annunciation, declaration]