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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Example Sentences

It follows Kit Herondale, Ty Blackthorn and Drusilla Blackthorn from The Dark Artifices series, as they are drawn into the final conflict between the side of demons and the side of angels.

From BBC

Unlike the classic movie, though, Wall Street has no angels to help those who, like the film’s hero, George Bailey, have lost their way through bad luck or faulty decisions.

From Barron's

"She's waltzing with the angels," Minns said, reading a poem in her honour.

From BBC

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, where I never saw African American Santas or angels or any other holiday figures.

From Los Angeles Times

"These Latter-day Saints are no angels," last month's trailer for season three declared, setting the tone for what was to come.

From BBC