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ALL meanings of angel

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  • countable noun angel Angels are spiritual beings that some people believe are God's servants in heaven. 3
  • countable noun angel You can call someone you like very much an angel in order to show affection, especially when they have been kind to you or done you a favour. 3
  • countable noun angel If you describe someone as an angel, you mean that they seem to be very kind and good. 3
  • noun angel 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 3
  • noun angel a divine messenger from God 3
  • noun angel a guardian spirit 3
  • noun angel a conventional representation of any of these beings, depicted in human form with wings 3
  • noun angel a person, esp a woman, who is kind, pure, or beautiful 3
  • noun angel an investor in a venture, esp a backer of a theatrical production 3
  • noun angel a former English gold coin with a representation of the archangel Michael on it, first minted in Edward IV's reign 3
  • noun angel an unexplained signal on a radar screen 3
  • noun angel a messenger of God 3
  • noun angel a supernatural being, either good or bad, to whom are attributed greater than human power, intelligence, etc. 3
  • noun angel a guiding spirit or influence 3
  • noun angel a conventionalized image of a white-robed figure in human form with wings and a halo 3
  • noun angel a person regarded as being as beautiful, good, innocent, etc. as an angel 3
  • noun angel an English gold coin, last issued in 1634, stamped with an image of the archangel Michael and the dragon 3
  • noun angel a supporter who provides money, as for producing a play 3
  • noun angel a radar echo from something other than an aircraft, as from birds or rain 3
  • verb transitive angel to support with money 3
  • noun angel An angel is an investor who uses their own funds to provide capital for a startup. 3
  • noun angel spiritual being 1
  • noun angel 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. 1
  • noun angel child: well-behaved 1
  • noun angel sb kind 1
  • noun angel financial backer 1
  • noun angel a male or female given name. 1
  • verb with object angel Informal. to provide financial backing for: Two wealthy friends angeled the Broadway revival of his show. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of angel (operating system)   A single address space, micro-kernel operating system for multiprocessor computers, developed at Imperial College and City University, London, UK. 1
  • noun angel A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity. 0
  • noun angel (Abrahamic tradition) The lowest order of angels, below virtues. 0
  • noun angel A selfless person. 0
  • noun angel (military slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet. 0
  • noun angel An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. 0
  • noun angel A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches. 0
  • noun angel (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Attendant spirit; genius; demon. 0
  • noun angel (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. 0
  • noun angel (Colloquial) (dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar. 0
  • verb angel (Transitive Verb) SLA To support by donating money. 0
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