angeles

[AnĀ·gel]

The highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

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A messenger.

Noun
the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

Noun
spiritual being attendant upon God

Noun
invests in a theatrical production

Noun
person of exceptional holiness


n.
A messenger.

n.
A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.

n.
One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.

n.
A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.

n.
Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

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An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.

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An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.


Angel

An"gel , n. [AS. '91angel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.] 1. A messenger. [R.]
The dear good angel of the Spring, The nightingale.
2. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.
O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings.
3. One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels. 4. A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches. [Archaic]
Unto-the angel of the church of Ephesus write.
5. Attendant spirit; genius; demon. Shak. 6. An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.
When pain and anguish wring the brow.
7. (Numis.) An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. Amer. Cyc. &hand; Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace; angel whiteness. Angel bed, a bed without posts. -- Angel fish. (Zo'94l.) (a) A species of shark (Squatina angelus) from six to eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and North America. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread. (b) One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family, Ch'91todontid'91. -- Angel gold, standard gold. [Obs.] Fuller. -- Angel shark. See Angel fish. -- Angel shot (Mil.), a kind of chain shot. -- Angel water, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc. [Obs.]

A messenger.

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Usage Examples

Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation.

I like all the angels around because they protect me and my daughter. I mean, her Dad's an angel.

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.

I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.

Sonny and another Hells Angel who was at the meeting thought they were beyond a little patch so they headed down to a local tattoo shop in Oakland and were the first to get the famous One Percent tattoos.

He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.

The man form is higher than the angel form of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he aspires to freedom.

I always seem to have a vague feeling that he is a Satan among musicians, a fallen angel in the darkness who is perpetually seeking to fight his way back to happiness.

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Other Usage Examples

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.

My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

Trust no friend without faults, and love a woman, but no angel.

Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life.

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