Plural of angelus; the bell rung to signal prayer times, or prayers traditionally said at these times.
From Latin 'angelus' (angel). The angelus bell, rung morning, noon, and evening, calls people to pray the 'Angelus' prayer commemorating the Annunciation.
Church bells ringing the angelus created rhythms for entire villages for centuries—you could tell time by angel bells! Van Gogh and Millet painted scenes of people stopping to pray when the angeluses rang.
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