angel
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noun- 1.
An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
- 2.
(figuratively) A person having qualities traditionally attributed to angels.
- 3.
(obsolete)Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
- 4.
(obsolete, possibly)(possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.
[…] 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 […]
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.
- 5.
(historical)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.
Đồng nghĩa: angel-noble
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(slang)(military slang, originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
Climb to angels sixty.
- 7.
(colloquial, dated)An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
- 8.
someone that funds
- 9.
(informal)A person who has Angelman syndrome; often capitalized.
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verb- 1.
(slang, transitive)(transitive, theater, slang) To support by donating money.
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thumb|Angels depicted in the Florence Baptistery, 13th century