angel
IPA: ˈeɪndʒʌɫ
noun
- An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
- (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
- A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
- (obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
- (possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.
- (historical) An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
- (military slang, originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
- (colloquial, dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
- (finance) An angel investor.
- (theater) The person who funds a show.
- (informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.
- A male given name from Latin Angelus [in turn from Ancient Greek], used since 16th century; or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.
- A surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic.
- A female given name from English of modern usage from the English noun angel.
- (baseball) A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels" or one of its predecessor "Angels" teams.
- Alternative letter-case form of angel. [An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.]
verb
- (transitive, theater, slang) To support by donating money.
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Examples of "angel" in Sentences
- Cherubic is angel like.
- Let the angels of God exult
- Seraph is one of the angels.
- The angel retired ashamed and reported the occurrence to God.
- The angels exult over his martyrdom and praise the Son of God.
- The angels of presence are also equated with the angels of glory.
- The angels, on the other hand, are sinless and only obey the will of God.
- Christ is enthroned in heaven surrounded by the ranks of angels and saints.
- Azza, or Ouza, was one of the major angelic leaders in the fall from heaven.
- In rabbinic tradition, there are 70 tutelary angels called angels of presence.
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