1. (

• Annunciation ,
• Lady_Day ,
• Annunciation_Day ,
• March_ ,

) a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland ;

2. (

• Annunciation

) (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ ;

3. (

• announcement ,
• proclamation ,
• annunciation ,
• declaration ,

) a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" ;