angelic

[an-jel-ik]

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adjective

of or belonging to angels: the angelic host.
like or befitting an angel, especially in virtue, beauty, etc.: angelic sweetness.

Sometimes an·gel·i·cal.

Origin of angelic

1350–1400; Middle English angelyk < Late Latin angelicus < Greek angelikós. See angel, -ic

Related formsan·gel·i·cal·ly, adverban·gel·i·cal·ness, nounhy·per·an·gel·ic, adjectivehy·per·an·gel·i·cal, adjectivehy·per·an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·an·gel·ic, adjectivepseu·do·an·gel·ic, adjectivepseu·do·an·gel·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-an·gel·ic, adjectivequa·si-an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverbsu·per·an·gel·ic, adjectivesu·per·an·gel·i·cal·ly, adverb

Synonyms for angelic

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1. ethereal, celestial, saintly, beatific, seraphic, cherubic.

Antonyms for angelic

2. fiendish, diabolic.

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Related Words for angelic

virtuous, celestial, saintly, radiant, otherworldly, ethereal, heavenly, lovely, adorable, beatific, beneficent, devout, divine, entrancing, godly, good, holy, humble, innocent, pure

Examples from the Web for angelic

Contemporary Examples of angelic

The stream of bubbly from the popped champagne bottle creates an angelic arc over her, and lands right in the glass.
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“Whichever monsieur pleases,” he replied, with an angelic smile.
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February 20, 2014
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Her publicist described her as “the sweetest, kindest, just angelic soul” who was “continuously breaking the model stereotype.”
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Historical Examples of angelic

They penned me up here with these saintly mothers and these angelic children.
City of Endless Night
Milo Hastings
It is an angelic delicacy, which sets you above all our sex, and even above your own.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Rut they were all accompanied with an ineffable dignity, and an angelic purity.
Imogen
William Godwin
With what ecstasy will he contemplate the angelic felicity of conjugal life!
Nuts and Nutcrackers
Charles James Lever
"We'll be angelic, mother," they chorused, and they really meant it.
Highacres
Jane Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for angelic

angelic

adjective

of or relating to angels
Also: angelical resembling an angel in beauty, purity, etc

Derived Formsangelically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for angelic

adj.

late 15c., "pertaining to angels," from Old French angelique "angelic" (Modern French angélique (13c.), from Latin angelicus, from Greek angelikos "angelic," from angelos (see angel). Meaning "angel-like" is from late 14c.; sense of "wonderfully pure, sweet" is recorded from early 16c. Related: Angelically.