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• plural of angel.

angels

Cultural  

1. Spirits who live in heaven with God; also the devils of hell, who are angels fallen from goodness. In the Bible (see also Bible), angels are often sent to Earth, sometimes with a human appearance, to bring the messages of God to people, to guide and protect them, or to execute God's punishments. (See Abraham and Isaac, Annunciation, cherubim, Daniel in the lions' den, Gabriel, Jacob's ladder, Lot's wife, Lucifer, Michael, Passover (see also Passover), plagues of Egypt, Satan, and Sodom and Gomorrah.)

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angels Idioms  

1. see fools rush in where angels fear to tread; on the side of the angels.

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What these ecstatic works signify—and whether they depict angels or demons, predators or prey, creators or destroyers—remains elusive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“If there are truly angels on Earth, then we just lost one: Dolly Parton,” Field said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

"There are going to be some fabulously dressed angels."

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even if one is coming, “of that day and that hour knoweth no man,” not even “the angels which are in heaven.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I imagine they’ll need a lot of angels tonight,” Nhamo said to herself.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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