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Angels

[eyn-juhl]

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noun

one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).

a conventional representation of such a being, in human form, with wings, usually in white robes.

a messenger, especially of God.

a person who performs a mission of God or acts as if sent by God: an angel of mercy.

a person having qualities generally attributed to an angel, as beauty, purity, or kindliness.

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a person whose actions and thoughts are consistently virtuous.

an attendant or guardian spirit.

a deceased person whose soul is regarded as having been accepted into heaven.

Informal. a person who provides financial backing for some undertaking, as a play or political campaign.

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an English gold coin issued from 1470 to 1634, varying in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. and bearing on its obverse a figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.

11.

Slang. an image on a radar screen caused by a low-flying object, as a bird.

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verb (used with object)

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Informal. to provide financial backing for.

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Origin:
before 950; 1890–95 for def. 9; Middle English a(u)ngel (< Anglo-French, Old French ) < Late Latin angelus < New Testament Greek ángelos messenger of God, special use of Greek ángelos messenger; replacing Old English engel < Latin, as above

Can be confused: angel, angle.

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noun

a male or female given name.

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Word Origin & History

angel

14c. fusion of O.E. engel (with hard -g-) and O.Fr. angele, both from L. angelus, from Gk. angelos "messenger," possibly related to angaros "mounted courier," both from an unknown Oriental source, perhaps related to Skt. ajira- "swift." Used in Scriptural translations for Heb. mal'akh (yehowah) "messenger

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(of Jehovah)," from base l-'-k "to send." The medieval gold coin (a new issue of the noble, first struck 1465 by Edward VI) was so called for the image of archangel Michael slaying the dragon, which was stamped on it. It was the coin given to patients who had been "touched" for the King's Evil. Angel food cake is from 1881; angel dust "phencyclidine" is from 1968. Angel-fish (1668) was so called for its "wings."

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Cultural Dictionary

angels definition

Spirits who live in heaven with God; also the devils of hell, who are angels fallen from goodness. In the Bible, angels are often sent to Earth, sometimes with a human appearance, to bring the messages of God to people, to guide and protect them, or to execute God's punishments. (See Abraham and Isaac, Annunciation, cherubim, Daniel in the lions' den, Gabriel, Jacob's ladder, Lot's wife, Lucifer, Michael, Passover, plagues of Egypt, Satan, and Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Slang Dictionary

angel definition

n.
a secret financier. : I was hoping for an angel to see this project through, but all the fat-cats seem to have disappeared.
n.
a sweetheart. (Also a term of address.) : Okay, angel, let's get in the car.
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a sniper hiding in a high place, such as on the roof of a building. : The guards looked upward, watching for angels.
n.
1,000 feet of altitude, in flight. : At about eighteen angels, we began to level out.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

angels

see fools rush in where angels fear to tread; on the side of the angels.