Definitions for angel
ˈeɪn dʒəlan·gel

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. angel(noun)

   spiritual being attendant upon God

2. saint, holy man, holy person, angel(noun)

   person of exceptional holiness

3. angel, backer(noun)

   invests in a theatrical production

4. Angel, Angel Falls(noun)

   the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. angel(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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2. angel(Noun)

   In Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels, below virtues.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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3. angel(Noun)

   A selfless person.

   You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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4. angel(Noun)

   An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.

   Climb to angels sixty.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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5. angel(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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6. angel(Verb)

   To support by donating money.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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7. Angel(ProperNoun)

   used since 16th century, from Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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8. Angel(ProperNoun)

   originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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9. Angel(ProperNoun)

   of modern usage from the English noun angel.

   Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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10. Angel(ProperNoun)

    A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim".

    Etymology: From angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from ængel, engel, from angelus, from ἄγγελος. Cognate with angel, ingel, engel, engel, Engel, ängel, engill,
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Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Angel(noun)

   a messenger

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

2. Angel(noun)

   a spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

3. Angel(noun)

   one of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

4. Angel(noun)

   a minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

5. Angel(noun)

   attendant spirit; genius; demon

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

6. Angel(noun)

   an appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

7. Angel(noun)

   an ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s

   Etymology: [AS. ngel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Angel

   An angel is a supernatural being or spirit, usually humanoid in form, found in various religions and mythologies. The theological study of angels is known as "angelology". In Zoroastrianism and Abrahamic religions they are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as intermediaries between Heaven and Earth, or as guardian spirits or a guiding influence. The term "angel" has also been expanded to various notions of spirits found in many other religious traditions. Other roles of angels include protecting and guiding human beings, and carrying out God's tasks. In art, angels are often depicted with wings on their back, a halo, robes and various forms of glowing light.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Angel

   ān′jel, n. a divine messenger: a ministering spirit: an attendant or guardian spirit: a person possessing the qualities attributed to such—gentleness, purity, &c.: one supposed to have a special commission, as the head of the Church in Rev. ii. and iii., or the angel of the Catholic and Apostolic Church, who corresponds in a limited sense to the bishop of other Christian denominations: (poet.) a messenger generally: in art, the conventional figure attributed to the angel—a figure of great beauty, youthful, clothed in flowing garments, with wings: an old Eng. coin = 10s., bearing the figure of an angel.—n. An′gel-fish, a voracious fish, allied to the shark, from six to eight feet long, with large, wing-like pectoral fins.—adjs. Angel′ic (an-), Angel′ical.—adv. Angel′ically.—ns. Angelol′atry (ān-), angel-worship; Angelol′ogy, the doctrine regarding angels; Angeloph′any, the manifestation of an angel to man. [Gr. angelos, a messenger.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Angel

   an old English coin, with the archangel Michael piercing the dragon on the obverse of it.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ANGEL

   A heavenly ineligible, with wings and a harp; or, an earthly eligible, with money and a heart.

Editors Contribution(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. angel

   A type of universal being with an assigned role, responsibility and duty on planet earth.

   Angels are wonderful beings when they appear to you.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 14, 2019  

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Angel

   An inn sign, originally the “Angel and Salutation,” depicting the visit of the angel who announced to the Virgin that she was to be the mother of the Redeemer.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'angel' in Nouns Frequency: #1742

Anagrams for angel »

1. Elgan

2. Galen

3. angle, Angle

4. glean

How to pronounce angel?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of angel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of angel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of angel in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare, "Hamlet", Act 2 scene 2:

   What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god!

2. Hiral Sanghavi:

   Angel investing is something that I believe you can completely get rid of with crowdfunding, angels come at the seed stage and crowdfunding literally has the ability to kill it. Related : How This Couple Created the All-In-One Travel Jacket That Is Nearing $ 2 Million on Kickstarter While Hiral Sanghavi is a fan of the benefits of crowdfunding, This Couple’s also learned firsthand that This Travel Jacket’s by no means easy. This Travel Jacket requires some serious hustle. This Couple first campaign, a blockbuster success, was stressful. Hiral Sanghavi learned a few things. Here are This Couple top three tips for crowdfunding success : The first BauBax travel jackets shipped four months late. Part of the reason for the delay was because the BauBax team expected to raise only $ 20,000. They raised $ 9.2 million on Kickstarter and another $ 2.3 million on Indiegogo. That meant that BauBax had to manufacture a whole lot more jackets than it had been expecting to sell.

3. Denise Stutzenberger:

   She was so scared that she was going to let us down. All I wanted to do was hug her. She was our angel.

4. Martin Luther:

   When God wants to speak and deal with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents, or the pastor, or of our neighbor.

5. Victor Hugo:

   The book which the reader now holds in his hands, from one end to the other, as a whole and in its details, whatever gaps, exceptions, or weaknesses it may contain, treats of the advance from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsity to truth, from darkness to daylight, from blind appetite to conscience, from decay to life, from bestiality to duty, from Hell to Heaven, from limbo to God. Matter itself is the starting-point, and the point of arrival is the soul. Hydra at the beginning, an angel at the end.

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