angel
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[edit] English
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- aynjel (Jamaican English)
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From Middle English aungel, from Old English engel, influenced by Old French angele, angle, both from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (angelos, “messenger”).
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angel (plural angels)
- A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity.
- (biblical tradition) In Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels, below virtues.
- A selfless person.
- You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel.
- (military slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
- Climb to angels sixty.
- An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
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messenger from a deity
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in Christian angelology, the lowest order of angels
selfless person
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angel (third-person singular simple present angels, present participle angeling, simple past and past participle angeled)
- (transitive, slang) To support by donating money.
- 1984, “American Magazine”, volume 118, page 88:
- You've got to come to Chicago to meet Duell, and see Wilson, who's going to angel the show.
- 1984, “American Magazine”, volume 118, page 88:
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- Hawaiian: ʻānela
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angel m. (plural angels, diminutive angeltje)
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angel
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angel
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angel m. (dual angela, plural angeli) animate
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declension of angel
| singular (ednina) | dual (dvojina) | plural (množina) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative (imenovalnik) | angel | angela | angeli |
| genitive (rodilnik) | angela | angelov | angelov |
| dative (dajalnik) | angelu | angeloma | angelom |
| accusative (tožilnik) | angela | angela | angele |
| locative (mestnik) | angelu | angelih | angelih |
| instrumental (orodnik) | angelom | angeloma | angeli |
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angel m. (plural angylion or engyl)
- (religion) angel
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angel
- What a bee uses to sting when it feels threatened: a sting, a stinger.
- A fishing rod.
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