annunciations
Declarations of news
Annunciations are formal announcements or proclamations.
The word usually appears capitalized, referring to the angel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive Jesus—a scene depicted countless times in Christian art: The museum's collection includes three Annunciations from the Italian Renaissance.
Lowercase, it means any solemn declaration: the annunciations of new policy from headquarters.
Serious, dignified quality
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
gravitas · ceremony · reverence · sanctity · proclamation · heralding · fanfare · trumpet call
Hebrew name meaning divine strength
- archangelHigh-ranking celestial being
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- divineOf or from gods
seraphim · cherubim · halo · celestial · beatific · glory · ethereal · Madonna
Formal authoritative statements
- proclamationsFormal public announcements
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- assertionsStatements presented as true
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
avowals · testimonies · attestations · enunciations · utterances · disclosures · admissions · acknowledgments
Foretelling of future events
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
visionary · foretelling · premonition · apocalypse · omen · portent · divine message · mystical insight
solemnity
Serious, dignified quality
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- formalityStrict observance of convention
pomp · gravitas · ceremony · reverence · sanctity · proclamation · heralding · fanfare · trumpet call · formal declaration
Gabriel
Hebrew name meaning divine strength
- archangelHigh-ranking celestial being
- messengerOne who delivers communications
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
divine · seraphim · cherubim · halo · celestial · beatific · glory · ethereal · Madonna · Nazareth
pronouncements
Formal authoritative statements
- proclamationsFormal public announcements
- statementsExpressed claims or declarations
- assertionsStatements presented as true
affirmations · avowals · testimonies · attestations · enunciations · utterances · disclosures · admissions · acknowledgments · broadcasts
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
oracle · visionary · foretelling · premonition · apocalypse · omen · portent · divine message · mystical insight · spiritual awakening
annunciationswhispers
Speaks very quietly
murmurs · mumbles · rumors · hints · insinuations
annunciationsconcealments
Acts of hiding something
suppressions · silences · secrets · cover-ups · withholdings
annunciationssilences
Stops from speaking
muteness · reticences · taciturnity · wordlessness · quietude
- The AnnunciationAngel's pregnancy announcement to Mary