annunciation

 
Pronunciation: /ənʌnsɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1 (usually the Annunciation) the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26-38).
  • a Church festival commemorating the Annunciation, held on 25 March (Lady Day).
  • [mass noun] formal or archaic the announcement of something: the annunciation of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio(n-), from the verb annuntiare (see annunciate)