Etymology
Origin of angelhood
Example Sentences
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Angela was in Phyllis' arms, and adorably asleep, with her goldy-brown lashes on her pink cheeks and a look of angelhood in every round, relaxed curve.
From The Wishing-Ring Man by Margaret Widdemer
The babe who grew to angelhood in heaven, I never watched unfold from child to man.
From Poems of Progress by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
And Niafer rose, a living girl just such as Manuel had remembered for more than a whole year: but with that kiss all memories of paradise and all the traits of angelhood departed from her.
From Figures of Earth by James Branch Cabell
Patient sufferers upon beds of pain have forgotten childhood years ago, and, feeding their souls on prayer, have looked forward with unutterable joy to the transition from womanhood to angelhood.
From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Timothy Titcomb
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
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