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angelic

[an-jel-ik] Example Sentences Origin

an·gel·ic

[an-jel-ik]
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

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


1. ethereal, celestial, saintly, beatific, seraphic, cherubic.


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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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

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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.
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