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angels
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Definitions ofangels
1noun
- 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.
- (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
- A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
Example: "Thanks for making me breakfast in bed, you little angel."
- Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
- (possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church.
- 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.
Synonyms: "angel-noble"
- (originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
Example: "Climb to angels sixty. (“ascend to 60,000 feet”)"
- An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
- An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.
- The person who funds a show.
Synonyms: backer
1verb
- To support by donating money.
1noun
- A person who has Angelman syndrome.
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