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angelic
[
an-
jel
-ik
]
Example Sentences
Origin
an·gel·ic
/
ænˈdʒɛl
ɪk
/
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[
an-
jel
-ik
]
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adjective
1.
of or belonging to
angels
:
the angelic host.
2.
like or befitting an
angel
,
especially in virtue, beauty, etc.:
angelic sweetness.
Also,
an·gel·i·cal.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
angelyk
<
Late Latin
angelicus
<
Greek
angelikós.
See
angel
,
-ic
Related forms
an·gel·i·cal·ly,
adverb
an·gel·i·cal·ness,
noun
hy·per·an·gel·ic,
adjective
hy·per·an·gel·i·cal,
adjective
hy·per·an·gel·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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non·an·gel·ic,
adjective
pseu·do·an·gel·ic,
adjective
pseu·do·an·gel·i·cal,
adjective
pseu·do·an·gel·i·cal·ly,
adverb
qua·si-an·gel·ic,
adjective
qua·si-an·gel·i·cal·ly,
adverb
su·per·an·gel·ic,
adjective
su·per·an·gel·i·cal·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
ethereal, celestial, saintly, beatific, seraphic, cherubic.
Antonyms
2.
fiendish, diabolic.
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Example Sentences
So they persuaded city officials to donate old curtains that became
angelic
robes.
But this seems to me to
angelic
pinhead density arguments about whether it's a payment to do something or not to do something.
Oblivious to the furor he had created, he was all
angelic
innocence.
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So they persuaded city officials to donate old curtains that became
angelic
robes.
But this seems to me to
angelic
pinhead density arguments about whether it's a payment to do something or not to do something.
Oblivious to the furor he had created, he was all
angelic
innocence.
There are also a number of foods that get their evil-sounding names to differentiate them from their
angelic
counterparts.
Orbison possessed a clear tenor that soared into an
angelic
falsetto.
There is scarcely an
angelic
irruption into the ordinary fabric of life or a satanic worldwide conspiracy in the lot.
Andersen was required to portray a saintly or
angelic
youth.
Angelic
benefactresses appear as needed to shelter both man and dog.
Webb's
angelic
companion and the unborn daughter, respectively.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
angelic
(ænˈdʒɛlɪk)
—
adj
1.
of or relating to angels
2.
Also:
angelical
resembling an angel in beauty, purity, etc
an'gelically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
angelic
late 15c., "pertaining to angels," from Fr. angélique, from L. angelicus, from Gk. angelikos "angelic," from angelos (see
angel
). Meaning "wonderfully pure, sweet" is recorded from c.1510.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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