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Definition of Angelic

1. Adjective. Marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint. "My sainted mother"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to angels. "Angelic messenger"

3. Adjective. Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. "A sweet disposition"

Definition of Angelic

1. a. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.

2. a. Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether.

Definition of Angelic

1. Adjective. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel. ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Angelic

1. pertaining to an angel (a winged celestial being) [adj]

Medical Definition of Angelic

1. Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether. Angelic acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants. Origin: From Angelica. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angelic

angel lust angel of death angel of mercy angel shark angel sharks angelage angelaite angeldom angeled angelellite

angelfish angelfishes angelhood angelhoods angelic (current term) angelic acid angelic non-determinism angelica root angelical angelically

angelicalness angelicas angelicin angelicins angelick angelicness angelified angelifies

Literary usage of Angelic

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

1. Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace-book Designed for the Use by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1907)
"Like miracles, therefore, angelic appearances generally mark God's entrance upon new epochs in the unfolding of his plans. Hence we read of angels at the ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1856)
"U- The supposed valerianic acid obtained by decomposing this potash-salt with sulphuric acid, was probably nothing but angelic acid, ..."

3. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"angelic LOVE angelic love that stoops with heavenly lips To meet its earthly mate; Heroic love that to its sphere's eclipse Can dare to join its fate With ..."

4. The Romance of the American Theatre by Mary Caroline Crawford (1913)
"the subject of my angelic attributes, in which case you may rely on my being a ... I have, sir, the honour to be, most gratefully your obliged, angelic, ..."

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