One entry found for angel.

Main Entry: an·gel
Pronunciation: n-jl
Function: 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