Etymology
Origin of angelhood
Example Sentences
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Mrs. Brill had never owned a servant, and the girl's deviation from angelhood of character and unerring perfection of action in every domestic department were a constant disappointment and grief to the new mistress.
From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel
It was very strange, but most eloquently significant of her own natural angelhood that, though born among brick and mortar in a sea-port, she still pined for unbaked earth and inland grass.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
Aeronautics and nautics are an effort toward angelhood.
From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White
Never had he believed fully and utterly in the angelhood of the feminine until now.
From The River's End by Curwood, James Oliver
She has too long been assured of her angelhood, and denied her womanhood.
From Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) by Calhoun, Lucia Gilbert
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