Annonciade
|An-non-ci-ade|
/ˌænənsiˈɑːd/
related to the Annunciation
Etymology
'Annonciade' originates from French, specifically the word 'annonciade', where the root relates to 'annunciation' (the announcement to the Virgin Mary).
'Annonciade' developed in French from medieval and ecclesiastical terms for the 'annunciation' (Old French forms related to 'annonciation' and Latin 'annuntiatio'), and was adopted as the name of a religious order and related institutions in modern French and then in English usage.
Initially it referred to the religious event 'the Annunciation' (the announcement to Mary), and over time it came to be used as the name for a religious order and for buildings/institutions associated with that order.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a Catholic religious order devoted to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (commonly called the Order of the Annunciation or the Annonciade), founded in France in the early 16th century; also used for convents or communities belonging to that order.
The Annonciade attracted women who wished to live a contemplative life dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
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Noun 2
a building or institution named for the Annunciation (for example, churches, chapels or museums that occupy former Annonciade convents) — often proper-name use (e.g., the Musée de l'Annonciade in Saint-Tropez).
We visited the Annonciade chapel, now the Musée de l'Annonciade, to see its collection of modern art.
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