adjective
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of or relating to angels
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Also: angelical. resembling an angel in beauty, purity, etc
Usage
What does angelic mean? Angelic means having the qualities of an angel, such as by being beautiful, pure, or kind.It can also be used to describe things that relate to or involve angels, as in I had a dream about angelic beings. In some religions, angels are heavenly beings associated with qualities such as grace, beauty, and kindliness. They are sometimes thought of as perfect beings, and the word angel is often used in a figurative way to refer to a person with these qualities.Describing someone or something as angelic often implies that it has these qualities.Angelic can be used to describe a person, as in You look truly angelic in that dress or Some people are kind, but Ruth is simply angelic. It can also be used to describe things. For example, you might say that a child has an angelic face or that a talented singer has an angelic voice.The variant angelical means the same thing but is much less commonly used.Example: The angelic sound of harp is unlike that of any other instrument.
Other Word Forms
- angelically adverb
- angelicalness noun
- hyperangelic adjective
- hyperangelical adjective
- hyperangelically adverb
- nonangelic adjective
- pseudoangelic adjective
- pseudoangelical adjective
- pseudoangelically adverb
- quasi-angelic adjective
- quasi-angelically adverb
- superangelic adjective
- superangelically adverb
Etymology
Origin of angelic
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English angelyk, from Late Latin angelicus, from Greek angelikós; equivalent to angel + -ic
Example Sentences
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Cumming’s host persona may not be evil per se, but he is wicked enough for his beloved pooch, Lala, to look absolutely angelic trotting next to him.
From Salon
They beamed over at Flora, who was seated on a small stool by the fireplace now and looking angelic, her dark hair hanging in sweet ringlets.
From Literature
Time and again, Ann’s hope is met with heart-wrenching pain, and to hear Seyfried’s angelic voice laced with her character’s despair is quite unlike anything I have ever experienced watching a film, musical or otherwise.
From Salon
The concert is saved by the return of a wounded soldier who happens to be an angelic tenor.
One features sunrise-pastel walls and an angelic ceiling mural, and another is swathed in bluish gray and gold marble print paper on the walls and ceiling.
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