annunciation
Public official announcement
An annunciation is a formal announcement or proclamation, particularly of something momentous.
The word carries a ceremonial weight that sets it apart from ordinary announcements: The annunciation of the verdict silenced the courtroom.
It implies a declaration that changes circumstances or initiates something significant. (Capitalized Annunciation refers to the biblical event.)
Formal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- edictAuthoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
broadcast · bulletin · notification · communiqué · advisory · dispatch · herald · tidings
Sudden profound insight
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- discoveryAct of finding something
illumination · realization · awakening · clarity · insight · truth · manifestation
declaration
Formal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- edictAuthoritative public command
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
manifesto · broadcast · bulletin · notification · communiqué · advisory · dispatch · herald · tidings · promulgation
epiphany
Sudden profound insight
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
discovery · illumination · realization · awakening · clarity · insight · truth · manifestation
- art subjectssubject matter, landscapes, human form, religion, seascapes
- Christmas Worshipmidnight mass, nativity, Christmas Eve service, Christmas carols, candlelight service
- divine visionsvisions, divine revelation, apparitions, mystical visions, theophany
- Jesus lifenativity, baptism of Jesus, crucifixion, resurrection day, ascension
- medieval arttapestry, ivory carvings, Book of Kells, fresco, Lindisfarne Gospels
- religious printsholy cards, prayer cards, holy images, sacred imagery, biblical scenes
annunciationconcealment
Act of hiding something
suppression · silence · secrecy · withholding · hushing up
- The AnnunciationAngel's pregnancy announcement to Mary