Angel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
  2. a conventional representation of such a being, in human form, with wings, usually in white robes.
  3. a messenger, especially of God.
  4. a person who performs a mission of God or acts as if sent by God: an angel of mercy.
  5. a person having qualities generally attributed to an angel, as beauty, purity, or kindliness.
  6. a person whose actions and thoughts are consistently virtuous.
  7. an attendant or guardian spirit.
  8. a deceased person whose soul is regarded as having been accepted into heaven.
  9. a person who provides financial backing for some undertaking, as a play, political campaign, or business venture: A group of angels entered the mix, providing George the leverage he needed to take the startup company in a new direction.Angels seek deals that they can exit in less than a decade.
  10. an English gold coin issued from 1470 to 1634, varying in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. and bearing on its obverse a figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.
  11. an image on a radar screen caused by a low-flying object, as a bird.
verb (used with object), an·geled, an·gel·ing or, especially British an·gelled, an·gel·ling.
  1. to provide financial backing for: Two wealthy friends angeled the Broadway revival of his show.
noun
  1. a male or female given name.
noun
  1. one of a class of spiritual beings attendant upon God. In medieval angelology they are divided by rank into nine orders: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations (or dominions), virtues, powers, principalities (or princedoms), archangels, and angels
  2. a divine messenger from God
  3. a guardian spirit
  4. a conventional representation of any of these beings, depicted in human form with wings
  5. a person, esp a woman, who is kind, pure, or beautiful
  6. an investor in a venture, esp a backer of a theatrical production
  7. a former English gold coin with a representation of the archangel Michael on it, first minted in Edward IV's reign
  8. an unexplained signal on a radar screen
Angel (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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