one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).

a conventional representation of such a being, in human form, with wings, usually in white robes.

a messenger, esp. of God.

a person who performs a mission of God or acts as if sent by God

an angel of mercy.

a person having qualities generally attributed to an angel, as beauty, purity, or kindliness.

a person whose actions and thoughts are consistently virtuous.

an attendant or guardian spirit.

a deceased person whose soul is regarded as having been accepted into heaven.

Informal . a person who provides financial backing for some undertaking, as a play or political campaign.

an English gold coin issued from 1470 to 1634, varying in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. and bearing on its obverse a figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.

Slang . an image on a radar screen caused by a low-flying object, as a bird.

Informal . to provide financial backing for.

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devil , demon , fiend

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