3 entries found for angel.
To select an entry, click on it. Main Entry: an·gel
Pronunciation:
n-j
lFunction: noun
Etymology: Middle English angel "spiritual being," from Old English engel and early French angele (both, same meaning), derived from Greek angelos "messenger"
1 : a spiritual being serving God especially as a messenger or as a guardian of human beings
2 : MESSENGER, HARBINGER <angel of death>
3 : a person as pure, lovely, or good as an angel
- an·gel·ic
/an-jel-ik/ or an·gel·i·cal /-i-kl/ adjective - an·gel·i·cal·ly
/-i-k(-)l
/ adverb
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