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angelhood

American  
[eyn-juhl-hood] / ˈeɪn dʒəlˌhʊd /

noun

  1. the state or condition of being an angel; angelic nature.

  2. angels collectively.

    the angelhood of heaven.

  3. an angelic being.


Etymology

Origin of angelhood

First recorded in 1830–40; angel + -hood

Example Sentences

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If you would follow the law of transmutation and acquire the throne of angelhood, get busy within the laboratory of your own mind.

From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall

Who is there that with unwinking eyes may gaze into the effulgent brilliancy of the perfect angelhood?

From Shapes that Haunt the Dusk by William Dean Howells

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 Israel Zangwill

He sees on through the eons—sees things as they will or may be—regards the objects of his adoration as he will in the angelhood.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 by Various

Never had he believed fully and utterly in the angelhood of the feminine until now.

From The River's End by James Oliver Curwood

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