noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "My grandmother always said that when babies smile in their sleep, they're talking to angels. " religion mythology theology being supernatural art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues. Examples : "Scholars debated whether the angels, as a distinct order of celestial beings, possessed less power than the Virtues in the divine hierarchy. " religion mythology theology supernatural being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness. Examples : "Thanks for making me breakfast in bed, you little angel." religion mythology character supernatural person moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Attendant spirit; genius; demon. Examples : "Sentence: "Some people believe that everyone has angels – guiding spirits that help them make good choices." " religion mythology theology supernatural Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church. Examples : "The new church appointed two angels to lead the congregation. " religion theology person organization history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The merchant counted out five angels to pay for the shipment of spices, his fingers careful with the valuable gold coins. " history value finance economy religion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet. Examples : "Climb to angels sixty. (“ascend to 60,000 feet”)" military technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar. Examples : "Air traffic control reported several angels on radar near the airport, but no aircraft filed a flight plan for that area. " military technology nautical signal space communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor. Examples : "After presenting their innovative app idea, the young entrepreneurs secured funding from several angels who believed in their vision. " business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The person who funds a show. Examples : ""Without the angels who invested in our theater company, we wouldn't have been able to put on the play." " entertainment business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To support by donating money. Examples : "The local community is angeling the new school library by donating money. " business finance aid Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who has Angelman syndrome. Examples : "Seeing her smile and laugh, despite the challenges of Angelman syndrome, everyone calls her one of our little angels. " medicine disease person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading