angelic

English

Alternative forms

• angelick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French angélique, from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός (angelikos, “of or for a messenger”), from ἄγγελος (angelos, “angel”). Equivalent to angel +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăn-jĕlʹ-ĭk, IPA: /ænˈdʒɛlɪk/, X-SAMPA: /{n"dZElIk/

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Adjective

angelic (comparative more angelic, superlative most angelic)

1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
2. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.

   an angelic ester

Synonyms

• (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel): angelical, heavenly, divine

Derived terms

• angelicness

Translations

belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Asturian: anxélicu (ast), anxelical (ast)
• Catalan: angèlic (ca), angelical (ca)
• Czech: andělský (cs) m
• Dutch: engelachtig (nl)
• Esperanto: anĝela (eo)
• Estonian: ingellik (et)
• Finnish: enkelimäinen (fi)
• French: angélique (fr)
• Galician: anxélico (gl), anxelical (gl)
• German: engelhaft (de)
• Greek: αγγελικός (el) (angelikós)
• Hungarian: angyali (hu)

• Italian: angelico (it)
• Latin: angelicus (la)
• Macedonian: ангелски (mk) (ángelski) m
• Occitan: angelic (oc)
• Polish: anielski (pl)
• Portuguese: angélico (pt), angelical (pt)
• Romanian: îngeresc (ro), angelic (ro)
• Russian: ангельский (ru) (áng'el'skij)
• Scottish Gaelic: aingealach (gd), àingleach (gd), ainglidh (gd), ainglidheach (gd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: анђеоски (sh)

  Roman: anđeoski (sh)

• Spanish: angélico (es), angelical (es)

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