Definition of angels in English

Wiktionary

angels (Noun)
Plural of angel.

Part of speech

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angels, verb, present, 3rd person singular of angel (infinitive).
angels, noun, plural of angel.

WordNet

Noun Plural: angels
angel - spiritual being attendant upon God
		spiritual being, supernatural being an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
		celestial hierarchy the collective body of angels
		wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
		archangel an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
		cherub an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
		seraph an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
		guardian angel, guardian spirit an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
angel - the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
		Angel Falls
angel - invests in a theatrical production
		backer
		sponsor, patron, supporter a regular customer
angel - person of exceptional holiness
		saint, holy man, holy person
		good person a person who is good to other people
		buddha founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)

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Wiktionary

angel (Noun)
A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity.
angel (Noun)
The lowest order of angels, below virtues.
angel (Noun)
A selfless person.
angel (Noun)
An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
angel (Noun)
An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
angel (Verb)
To support by donating money.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

angel (n.)
A messenger.
angel (n.)
A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.
angel (n.)
One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.
angel (n.)
A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.
angel (n.)
Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
angel (n.)
An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.
angel (n.)
An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

angel
A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity.
angel
In Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels, below virtues.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

angel
ān′jel, n. a divine messenger: a ministering spirit: an attendant or guardian spirit: a person possessing the qualities attributed to such—gentleness, purity, &c.: one supposed to have a special commission, as the head of the Church in Rev. ii. and iii., or the angel of the Catholic and Apostolic Church, who corresponds in a limited sense to the bishop of other Christian denominations: (poet.) a messenger generally: in art, the conventional figure attributed to the angel—a figure of great beauty, youthful, clothed in flowing garments, with wings: an old Eng. coin = 10s., bearing the figure of an angel.—n. An′gel-fish, a voracious fish, allied to the shark, from six to eight feet long, with large, wing-like pectoral fins.—adjs. Angel′ic (an-), Angel′ical.—adv. Angel′ically.—ns. Angelol′atry (ān-), angel-worship; Angelol′ogy, the doctrine regarding angels; Angeloph′any, the manifestation of an angel to man. [Gr. angelos, a messenger.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

angel
A heavenly ineligible, with wings and a harp; or, an earthly eligible, with money and a heart.

Wikipedia

In many religions, an angel is a good spirit. In the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Qur'an angels appear frequently as the messengers of God. In all of these, angels appear like humans. They usually have wings like a bird. In Christianity angels are helpers of god who are ministers to the faithful. Angels don't have the ability to sin.

The word angel comes from the Greek word "angelos" which means "messenger".

In the Bible angels often punished peoples for their sins. They tested people's faith in God.

Angels in the Bible are usually pictured with wings and a halo. The wings represent their speed, and the halo represents their holiness. Few angels are named in the Bible apart from Michael and Gabriel.
TV series
"Angel" is a spin-off from the American television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". "Angel" has a darker feel than "Buffy", and at times did better in the U.S. Nielsen Ratings then "Buffy". The series was created by "Buffys creator Joss Whedon along with David Greenwalt. It first aired in October of 1999. Like "Buffy", it was produced by Whedon's production company, Mutant Enemy.

The series tells the story of the vampire Angel. Angel had his soul returned to him as punishment for killing a gypsy girl. This made him tormented by all the bad things he had done. During the first four seasons of the show, he works as a private detective in a fiction version of Los Angeles, California. There, he and a variety of others work to "help the helpless" and "save the souls" of those who had lost their way. This usually meant fighting evil demons or humans that worked with demons (the law firm Wolfram and Hart). He also had to fight his own violent nature. (Not all "demons" in the "Angel" universe are evil beings.) The fifth season saw Angel taking over as the person in charge of the law firm Wolfram and Hart. This was done to try to fight evil from the inside.

Origins.

Several years before the "Angel" first showed on television, writer Joss Whedon created the idea behind "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to change the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie." Whedon was not happy with the way that the "Buffy" idea was first