angel
noun
[ ˈeɪndʒ(ə)l ]
• a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe.
• "God sent an angel to talk to Gideon"
Similar:
messenger of God,
divine/heavenly messenger,
divine being,
spirit,
• a person of exemplary conduct or virtue.
• "I know I'm no angel"
Similar:
paragon of virtue,
saint,
gem,
treasure,
nonpareil,
darling,
dear,
star,
brick,
one in a million,
• a person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise.
• "the longer it takes you to get your product into the marketplace, the longer it will be until the angels get their money back"
Similar:
backer,
sponsor,
supporter,
benefactor,
subsidizer,
promoter,
patron,
guarantor,
underwriter,
Maecenas,
• a former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.
• an aircraft's altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet).
• "we rendezvous at angels nine"
• an unexplained radar echo.
Origin:
Old English engel, ultimately via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek angelos ‘messenger’; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French angele .
