Ainur

Etymology
From an -Quenya word meaning "saints" or "holy ones", likely from, ultimately derived from the root *AYA ("reverence", "holiness").

Proper noun

 * 1)  the immortal, angelic spirits made of the thought of Eru Ilúvatar and existing before the Creation in 's fictional universe.

Coordinate terms

 * Valar
 * Maiar