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Definition angel

Etymology 1

From Middle English angel, aungel, ængel, engel, from Anglo-Norman angele, angle and Old English æn?el, en?el, en??el (“angel, messenger”), possibly via an early Proto-Germanic *angiluz but ultimately from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ??????? (ángelos, “messenger”). The religious sense of the Greek word first appeared in the Septuagint as a translation of the Hebrew word ????????‎ (mal???, “messenger”) or ???? ???????? (mal??? YHWH, “messenger of YHWH”). Cognate with Scots angel (“angel”), Saterland Frisian Ängel (“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”).

Use of the term in some churches to refer to a church official derives from interpreting the "angels" of the Seven churches of Asia in Revelation as being bishops or ministers rather than angelic beings.

Noun

angel (plural angels)

1. An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
2. (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
3. A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
4. (obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
5. (possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church.
6. (historical) An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
7. (military slang, originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
8. (colloquial, dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
9. An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.

Verb

angel (third-person singular simple present angels, present participle angeling, simple past and past participle angeled)

1. (transitive, slang) To support by donating money.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Angelman

Noun

angel (plural angels)

1. (informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.

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