angel

Etymology 1


From, , , , from , , , , from , borrowed from , itself from ; and also in part from , , from the same Latin source. The religious sense of the Greek word first appeared in the Septuagint as a translation of the Hebrew word or.

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

Noun

 * 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)  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)  Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
 * 5)  An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a.
 * 6) * 1832,, speech before the Presbytery of London, quoted in 1862, Margaret Oliphant, The Life of Edward Irving, Minister of the National Scotch Church, London: Illustrated by His Journals and Correspondence, page 429
 * the head of that Church, in whose place I stand in my Church, and in whose place no other standeth (the elders and deacons have their place, but this belongeth to the angel or minister of the Church), and the Lord commendeth him for trying
 * 1) * 1878, Edward Miller, The History and Doctrines of Irvingism Or of the So-called Catholic and Apostolic Church, § 9 Pastors, page 50 (discussing the structure of the early Christian church and of the Catholic Apostolic Church):
 * The second or highest grade consists of the Angels or Bishops of Churches. Each Church has its Angel, who has (1) the higher supervision and care of all the flock, (2) the supervision and care of the Priests under him, and (3) the care of the Church itself.
 * 1)  An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
 * 2)  An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
 * 3)  An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
 * 4)  An angel investor.
 * 5)  The person who funds a show.
 * The second or highest grade consists of the Angels or Bishops of Churches. Each Church has its Angel, who has (1) the higher supervision and care of all the flock, (2) the supervision and care of the Priests under him, and (3) the care of the Church itself.
 * 1)  An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
 * 2)  An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
 * 3)  An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
 * 4)  An angel investor.
 * 5)  The person who funds a show.
 * 1)  An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
 * 2)  An angel investor.
 * 3)  The person who funds a show.
 * 1)  The person who funds a show.

Translations

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 * Northern Sami: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To support by donating money.

Noun

 * 1)  A person who has Angelman syndrome.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) angel

Etymology
From, from , from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) sting, dart insect's organ
 * 2) hook, fish-hook, angle
 * 3)  extension of a tool or weapon's head that is inserted in a handle
 * 4)  a snake's tongue

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
From Riau.

Noun

 * 1)  body

Noun

 * 1) angel

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) * Idem, f. 4v.
 * […] veno el angel del cr̃ador de noch ⁊ dixo alabã. Gvardate de aquel om̃e nol fagas mal.
 * […] And the angel of the Creator came to Laban at night and said unto him, “Beware that man and do him no harm.”
 * […] veno el angel del cr̃ador de noch ⁊ dixo alabã. Gvardate de aquel om̃e nol fagas mal.
 * […] And the angel of the Creator came to Laban at night and said unto him, “Beware that man and do him no harm.”

Noun

 * 1) a pike hook

Etymology
From, from , a borrowing from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Etymology
From, from , ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) sting, stinger insect's organ
 * 2) fishing rod