angel

noun

/ˈeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəl//ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

Etymology

Two Baroque angels from southern Germany, from the mid-18th century From Middle English aungel, angel, from Old English anġel, either a modification of enġel after its etymon Latin angelus (through the intermediate of Proto-West Germanic *angil) or a reborrowing from the Latin, which is in turn from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”); later reinforced by Anglo-Norman angele, angel, from the same Latin source. The religious sense of the Greek word first appeared in the Septuagint as a translation of the Hebrew word מַלְאָךְ (malʾāḵ, “messenger”) or מַלְאָךְ יהוה (malʾāḵ YHWH, “messenger of YHWH”). Doublet of Angelus. Use of the term in some churches to refer to a church official derives from interpreting the "angels" of the Seven churches of Asia in Revelation as being bishops or ministers rather than angelic beings.

derived from angele
derived from ἄγγελος — “messenger”
inherited from *angil✻
derived from angelus
inherited from anġel
inherited from aungel

Definitions

1
An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity,…
An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
- The dear good angel of the Spring, / The nightingale.
- There seemed to be girls sitting on top of them, or maybe they were meant to be angels. Angels are usually represented as wearing more than that, though.
2
A person having qualities traditionally attributed to angels.
- Michael Brown, 18, due to be buried on Monday, was no angel, with public records and interviews with friends and family revealing both problems and promise in his young life.
3
Attendant spirit
Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
- Diſpaire thy Charme, / And let the Angell whom thou ſtill haſt ſeru’d / Tell thee, Macduffe was from his Mothers womb / Vntimely ript.
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1. An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially…
  An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.
2. An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the…
  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.
3. 6
  An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
  - Climb to angels sixty.
  - And even now part of me flies over Dresden at angels one five; / Though they’ll never fathom it, behind my sarcasm desperate memories lie.
4. An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
5. 8
  someone that funds
  - “Latent” angels are defined as those who have not invested capital in the past 12 months, although they likely have invested knowledge in the process of reviewing potential investments.
6. 9
  To support by donating money.
  - Six years ago, he lost $20,000 in the first show he angelled, a turkey called Dance Night.
  - You've got to come to Chicago to meet Duell, and see Wilson, who's going to angel the show.
7. A person who has Angelman syndrome
  A person who has Angelman syndrome; often capitalized.
8. 11
  Alternative letter-case form of angel.
  - When men are impatient with children, it is extremely displeasing to the Angels;
  - But alas, we were directed to climb over the ship to Angels 12 to provide protection to the ship.
9. A male given name from Latin Angelus [in turn from Ancient Greek], used since 16th century
  A male given name from Latin Angelus [in turn from Ancient Greek], used since 16th century; or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.
10. 13
  A surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a…
  A surname transferred from the nickname originating as a nickname or, rarely, as a patronymic.
  - At last when nothing else would do he went off to France upon the business of the firm, but we went, mother and I, with Mr. Hardy, who used to be our foreman, and it was there I met Mr. Hosmer Angel.
11. A female given name from English of modern usage from the English noun angel.
12. 15
  A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels" or one of its predecessor "Angels" teams.
  - Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.

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neighborprincipality
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neighborthrone

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at angel. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at angel. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at angel

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA

Etymology

Definitions

The neighborhood

Derived

Vish — recursive loop