Angel Definition

ānjəl

angels

noun

angels

A typically benevolent celestial being that acts as an intermediary between heaven and earth, especially in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism.

American Heritage

A messenger of God.

Webster's New World

A representation of such a being, especially in Christianity, conventionally in the image of a human figure with a halo and wings.

American Heritage

A supernatural being, either good or bad, to whom are attributed greater than human power, intelligence, etc.

Webster's New World

The last of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. From the highest to the lowest in rank, the orders are: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.

American Heritage

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Antonyms:

Antonyms:
demon
fiend
devil

verb

To support with money.

Webster's New World

(slang) To support by donating money.

Wiktionary

pronoun

A male given name used since 16th century, from Latin Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

A female given name of modern usage from the English noun angel.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Angel

Noun

Singular:

angel

Plural:

angels

Origin of Angel

From Middle English angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from Anglo-Norman angele, angle and Old English ængel, engel (“angel, messenger”), possibly via an early Proto-Germanic *angiluz but ultimately from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). Cognate with Scots angel (“angel”), West Frisian ingel (“angel”), Dutch engel (“angel”), Low German engel (“angel”), German Engel (“angel”), Swedish ängel (“angel”), Icelandic engill (“angel”), Gothic (aggilus, “angel, messenger”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English aungel from Old English engel or Old French angele both from Late Latin angelus from Late Greek angelos from Greek messenger

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition