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Annunciation


CategoryTheological Term / Gospel Event
Modern Equivalentthe announcement by the angel Gabriel to Mary of Christ's conception.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionFrom the Latin annuntiare, to announce. It refers to the angel Gabriel's message to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and bear the Son of God. This moment marks the Incarnation — God becoming flesh in the womb of a human woman.
Key Verses"And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." (Luke 1:28)