angel

Definition of angel in English English dictionary: A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"; A female given name of modern usage from the English noun angel; A male given name used since 16th century, from Latin Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel; A surname originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic; An altitude, measured in thousands of feet
Climb to angels sixty.; In Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels, below virtues; To support by donating money; An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity; A selfless person
You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel.; {n} a heavenly or divine messenger, beautiful person; {a} resembling angels, above human; from Angelo or an anglicized spelling of Ángel; from the English noun angel; A vampire with a soul How lame is that?; Literally, "messenger"; these beings are mentioned frequently in apocalyptic literature and figure prominently in the Dead Sea Scrolls The constitutional literature of the sect (Rule of the Community, Damascus Document) indicates that the group imagined itself to be one with the angels, particularly during worship; an energetic, spirtual being who assist humans with the living process because they have special powers or help us to see our own special powers While generally thought not to be in physical form, many incarnate into physical form and also come and go as needed from spirit to physical form as needed; the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally spiritual being attendant upon God invests in a theatrical production; {i} spirit servant of God (usually shown as having wings and a halo); Attendant spirit; genius; demon; It varied in value from 6s; An English gold coin first issued in 1465 with a value of 6 shillings and 8 pence St Michael spearing a dragon is on the obverse and a ship on the reverse This denomination was struck under every monarch until the reign of Charles I; A finite and immaterial creature; an incorporeal substance having the powers of knowledge and desire, wholly personal unto itself, unique as to its own individual identity or person, and contingent upon God its Creator; spiritual being attendant upon God; person of exceptional holiness; an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels; Wealthy investor who invests in private companies; approval If you describe someone as an angel, you mean that they seem to be very kind and good. Primarily in Western religions, any of numerous benevolent spiritual beings who mediate between heaven and earth. They often serve as messengers or servants of God or as guardians of an individual or nation. In Zoroastrianism the amesha spenta are arranged in a hierarchy of seven. Judaism and Christianity base their notion of angels on references in the Hebrew scriptures to divine servants and to the heavenly hosts. Two archangels (Michael and Gabriel) are mentioned in the Old Testament and two others (Raphael and Uriel) in the Apocrypha. Angels are mentioned throughout the Christian scriptures, and Christian tradition identifies nine orders of angels. Islam's hierarchy of angels descends from the four throne bearers of God to the cherubim who praise God, the four archangels, and lesser angels such as the afaah (guardian angels). See also cherub; seraph; A divine or semi-divine being who is able to work with humanity for a number of purposes A personification of the concept of holiness Angels, together with Saints, in a supposedly "monotheistic" religion, take the place of the multiple deities in Polytheistic traditions; Someone who befriends a surgery patient and gives them extra attention while they are in the hospital and reports back to any mailing list they are on about how they are doing; invests in a theatrical production; a word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a "messenger," and hence employed to denote any agent God sends forth to execute his purposes It is used of an ordinary messenger (Job 1: 14: 1 Sam 11: 3; Luke 7: 24; 9: 52), of prophets (Isa 42: 19; Hag 1: 13), of priests (Mal 2: 7), and ministers of the New Testament (Rev 1: 20); An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael; One of the Elinr mi, spirit-servants of the Maker A guide, she led the Bryant children on their quest; A private investor who often has non-monetary motives for investing as well as the usual financial ones; At one point an Angel was a primary character in the world She is one of the more heavy- handed allegorical characters in the pantheon She has most of the generic qualities of traditional angels - purity, goodness and stoicism This Angel appeared at a delicate time in my life and was a bit of a rescuer Her role and presence tapered off as the person she was based on, Hannah Ekberg, and I drifted apart Ultimately the character was killed and buried by the Emperors son on his father's behalf Recently, at the urging of the Traitor, the Emperor has sought distraction from his current problems by digging up the Angels body as a form of ghoulish nostalgia Her feathers have been used the Emperor and Smoking Guy as a sign of nostalgia and victory respectively; A Force of light, there are many types of angels, all working for the higher power If you need help - ask for it, an angel might just be waiting for you to say help!; Celestial entities that are still part of a group consciousness, not yet individualized Within some religions, they have been referred to as the messengers or guides of God; A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches; The English word comes from the Greek "angelos" (messenger) In the Bible they were described as an intelligent and immortal species, usually presented as being visually indistinguishable from humans -- i e without wings They delivered messages from God, and either harmed or helped humans Satan is described in the Bible as an evil angel Because the Bible's cosmology asserts that the earth was flat, that it was covered by a metal firmament or dome, and that God resided in Heaven above the dome, angels have often been portrayed as having wings so that they could fly from Heaven to earth and back; One of the ElinrÃ³mi, spirit-servants of the Maker A guide, she led the Bryant children on their quest; A messenger; One of a class of "fallen angels;"; same as "angel investor"; to 10s; A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence; A term for a type of nonprofessional investor, usually one who puts money into local firms; One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels; the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally; Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven; Individual who buys into a company at its very beginning; 1 the light of truth; 2 wisdom; 3 guidance; 4 a coming birth or death (literally or figuratively); Known in education as a Teacher's Aide An angel is the person who volunteers to help the teacher in any way that the two of them decide is most useful; a large alien with wings made of feathers or leathery skin; 8d; In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers; From a Greek word meaning "messenger"; angels were commonly conceived in biblical times as emissaries from the deity who employed them to communicate his will to humanity The oldest known rendition of angels in art occurs on the stele of Urnammu, a Sumerian king, but many scholars suggest that Israel's belief in angelology derives from Persian sources Angels named in canonical Scripture include Michael and Gabriel, although apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature lists others Angels are particularly important in the birth stories of Jesus (Luke 1-2; Matt 1); feelings You can call someone you like very much an angel in order to show affection, especially when they have been kind to you or done you a favour; A typically benevolent celestial being that acts as an intermediary between heaven and earth, especially in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism An Angel is a spiritual or celestial being sent to earth to relay a message to a person, serve as a protector or help them in their transition into the afterlife; An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling
angel dust: slang name for clenbuterol, a banned growth hormone formerly used in animal feedlots
angel dust: Phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic
angel dusts: plural form of angel dust
angel hair: A type of pasta, thinner than spaghetti or vermicelli; capellini
angel lust: A death erection
angel of death: Azrael
angel of death: A personification of death
angel passes: Used to denote an awkward pause
angel shark: A member of the unusual genus Squatina of sharks with flattened bodies and broad pectoral fins resembling skates or rays. There are approximately 16 known species, which are the only members of their taxonomic genus, family and order. They occur worldwide in temperate and tropical seas
angel sharks: plural form of angel shark
angel's advocate: Someone who sees what's good about an idea and supports it
angel's dram: The alcohol which is lost from whisky while it's maturing in barrels. Although barrels are sealed, wood is slightly porous and some of the content slowly escapes and evaporates over the years it spends in barrel
angel's trumpet: common name for two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura
Angel Falls: the highest waterfall in the world, which is in southeast Venezuela. Waterfall, southeastern Venezuela. It lies on the Churún River, a tributary of the Caroní, southeast of Ciudad Bolívar. The highest waterfall in the world, the cataract drops 3,212 ft (979 m) and is 500 ft (150 m) wide at its base. It was named for James Angel, an American who crash-landed his plane nearby in 1937
Angel Island: island and state park in San Francisco Bay (California, USA)
angel cake: Angel food cake
angel cake: a light sponge cake made without egg yolks
angel dust: Phencyclidine
angel dust: {i} slang term for phencyclidine, PCP
angel dust: phencyclidine: a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen
angel fish: See under Angel
angel fish: {i} moonfish, type of large fish found in the Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean; porgy
angel food cake: A light sponge cake made of egg whites, sugar, and flour
angel hair: Undesireable fine threads of ink caused when the ink pulls away from the printed surface (see cobwebbing)
angel hair: refer to cob webbing
angel hair: Pasta in long, extremely thin strands
angel hair: Fine threads of adhesive caused by incomplete transfer of the adhesive mass from applicator to substrate, followed by elongation of the connecting bridges May be caused by improper nozzle shutoff with a high viscosity adhesive
angel of death: messenger of death, the Grim Reaper, angel appointed to take the souls of people; cruel person
angel shark: Any of several raylike sharks of the genus Squatina, having a broad flat head and body
angel shark: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
angel's trumpet: Any of several New World plants of the genera Brugmansia or Datura, having large, variously colored trumpet-shaped flowers. All parts of the plants contain the poisonous belladonna alkaloids
angel's trumpet: South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
angel-wing begonia: South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel: One of the native people of Papua New Guinea who, during the Second World War, helped stretcher wounded Australian soldiers to field hospitals
Hells Angel: A member of the Hells Angels|Hells Angels]] motorcycle club
angelic: Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel
angelic: Of or pertaining to angelic acid
an angelic ester.
destroying angel: A deadly toxic mushroom in the ''Amanita genus; Amanita virosa
don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly: Driving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act
fallen angel: A (usually attractive) person, usually a woman, who has become deprived of money or morals
fallen angel: In Judaism, Christianity and Islam, an angel who rebelled against God and was exiled from heaven
fallen angel: A bond that has declined in value due to credit deterioration to become a junk bond
guardian angel: A spirit believed to protect and to guide a particular person
shoulder angel: A small angel that is often accompanied by a shoulder devil and represents the conscience of a person in works of fiction
snow angel: a design, made in fresh snow, by lying on one's back and moving the arms up and down, and the legs from side to side
angelic: saintly
angelic: {a} resembling angels, above human
Angelic: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger"
Angelic: angelical
Street Angel: {i} name of a film created in 1928 about a woman who becomes homeless
angelic: Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of or partaking of the nature of an angel
angelic: {s} cherubic, of an angel; pure
angelic: Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether
angelic: Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine
angelic: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
angelic: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger
angelic: approval You can describe someone as angelic if they are, or seem to be, very good, kind, and gentle. an angelic face He looked angelic
angelic: Angelic means like angels or relating to angels. angelic choirs
angelic: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
angels: Entrepreneurs who offer capital to new business start ups
angels: Angel investors are successful entrepreneurs who are willing to invest some of their gains in new ventures They typically also act as mentors to the founding entrepreneurs What differentiates angels from other investors is that a)they invest their own money (not other peoples' money which they manage) and b)they have been an entrepreneur themselves
angels: Children who respond to the Happy Face Token System Cheerfully and Happily
angels: Individuals who invest their money in start-up companies
angels: also known as Watchers or bene elim are large winged creatures, human-like in form but whose bodies are made of light not flesh Angels are ancient beings whose true form is composed of intelligence and feeling They are able to see and pass through the invisible windows between the worlds
angels: Special creatures that assist in guidance They execute your free choice as long as it does not interfere with the free choice of others The word Angel comes form the word angelos which means messenger They have no sex, we all have at least one and Raphael is the angel of healing
angels: Investors with capital to invest in new or growing business ventures
angels: Spiritual beings who are God's agents and messengers for the conducting of His affairs They are ministering spirits sent to serve those who are to inherit salvation (Hebrews 1: 14) On certain specific occasions they are visible and recognisable, at other times they are not (e g Luke 2: 8-15)
angels: The word 'angel' comes from the Latin angelus, meaning a supernatural entity of usually benign intent But it's Biblical meaning usually means 'messenger'
angels: Individuals providing venture capital
angels: Angels are collective entities who promote the well-being of their constituents
angels: 1,000 feet To say "I am at Angels 15" means you are at 15,000 feet
angels: plural of angel
angels: Usually professional, retired and individual investors, with business experience and money, interested in investing between $25 000 and $300 000 in a business venture They usually bring experience and know-how into the business and will want to take an active role in providing some strategic orientation to the company's management team
angels: (Gr Angelos, "messenger") Bodiless beings, purely spirits, created by God before man They are superior in nature and intelligence to man; and, like man, they have understanding and free will Some of them are appointed to guard the faithful (guardian angels) Angels are grouped in nine orders (tagmata) as follows: Angels; Archangels; Principalities; Powers; Virtues; Dominations; Thrones; Cherubim; Seraphim In the Orthodox worship, every Monday is dedicated to the angels
angels: Individual investors who provide capital at the seed stage of your company's venture capital cycle Angels can include friends, family and acquaintances but are typically individuals with large net worth and committed interests in investing seed money in start-up companies and such investments are usually under $1 million dollars
angels: Private individuals with capital to invest in business enterprises
angels: The angels are created heavenly beings who serve as God's messangers and helpers They are made out of spirit and not physical matter and so live forever But they are part of God's creation, and so are not part of, or equivalent to, God's divine being
angels: energetic spiritual beings who assist humans with the living process because they have special powers or help us to see our own special powers While generally thought not to be in physical form, many incarnate into physical form and also come and go as needed from spirit to physical form as needed
blue angel: A blue devil
business angel: A business angel is a person who gives financial support to a commercial venture and receives a share of any profits from it, but who does not expect to be involved in its management
destroying angel: fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
fallen angel: In some cases, high quality companies are undervalued because of market conditions or lack of research coverage Savvy investors often seek out such companies and invest in them based on their fundamentals and not only on the market's valuation
fallen angel: These are high quality companies which drop below their issues prices due to market conditions or lack of research coverage Knowledgeable investors often do screens of IPOs that have performed poorly to identify the gems among the pieces of coal
fallen angel: A bond that was rated investment grade (AAA to BBB) at issuance, but has fallen below investment grade (BB or lower) Bonds rated below investment grade are called junk bonds
guardian angel: A guardian angel is a spirit who is believed to protect and guide a particular person
guardian angel: heavenly creature whose job it is to guard over a human being
like an angel: heavenly, similar to an angel (i.e. innocent, kind, etc.)
little angel: good child
red angel's trumpet: arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers

angel

Hyphenation

an·gel

Turkish pronunciation

eyncıl

Synonyms

archangel, celestial being, cherub, divine messenger, god’s messenger, guardian, heavenly being, holy being, seraph, spirit, spiritual being, sprite, supernatural being, beauty, darling

Antonyms

devil, demon, fiend

Pronunciation

/ˈānʤəl/ /ˈeɪnʤəl/

Etymology

[ An-j&l ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English aungel, from Old English engel, influenced by Old French angel, both from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (angelos, “messenger”).