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Definition of Angel

1. Noun. Spiritual being attendant upon God.

2. Noun. Person of exceptional holiness.

3. Noun. Invests in a theatrical production.

4. Noun. The highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally.

Definition of Angel

1. n. A messenger.

Definition of Angel

1. Proper noun. (given name male from=Ancient Greek) used since 16th century, from (etyl la) Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel. ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English dot=) originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic. ¹

3. Proper noun. (given name female from=English) of modern usage from the English noun angel. ¹

4. Proper noun. (baseball) A player on the team the "w:Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim". ¹

5. Noun. A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity. ¹

6. Noun. (context: biblical tradition) In Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels, below virtues. ¹

7. Noun. A selfless person. ¹

8. Noun. (context: military slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet. ¹

9. Noun. An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive slang) To support by donating money. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Angel

1. to support financially [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Angel

1. 1. A messenger. "The dear good angel of the Spring, The nightingale." (B. Jonson) 2. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers. "O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings." (Milton) 3. One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels. 4. A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches. "Unto-the angel of the church of Ephesus write." (Rev. Ii. 1) 5. Attendant spirit; genius; demon. 6. An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling. "When pain and anguish wring the brow." (Sir W. Scott) 7. An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. To 10s. Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace; angel whiteness. Angel bed, a bed without posts. Angel fish. A kind of chain shot. Angel water, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc. Origin: AS. Aeangel, engel, influenced by OF. Angele, angle, F. Ange. Both the AS. And the OF. Words are from L. Angelus, Gr. Messenger, a messenger of God, an angel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angel

angakoks angaria angarias angariation angariations angaries angary angeiology angeiotomy angekkok

angekkoks angekok angekoks angekut angekuts angel (current term) angel's advocate angel's dram angel's trumpet angel's wing

angel-wing begonia angel cake angel dust angel dusts angel fish angel food cake angel hair angel investor angel lust angel of death

Literary usage of Angel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"Half an hour or an hour later, we changed horses, and took supper with a Mormon "Destroying angel." "Destroying angels," as I understand it, are Latter-Day ..."

2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"14), but usually it is one angel who executes God's command; ... The relation of the " angel of Yahweh " to Yahweh himself is a difficult question. ..."

3. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"angel STREET A Melodrama in Three Acts BY PATRICK HAMILTON IT had been a pretty dull season in the New York theatres, up to early December. ..."

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