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| English Dictionary: angelical |
by the
DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for angelical |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- angelical
- adj
- of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn:
angelic, angelical]
- having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
Synonym(s): angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
- marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
Synonym(s): angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Angelic \An*gel"ic\, Angelical \An*gel"ic*al\, a. [L. angelicus,
Gr. [?]: cf. F. ang[82]lique.]
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling,
characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel;
heavenly; divine. [bd]Angelic harps.[b8]
--Thomson.[bd]Angelical actions.[b8] --Hooker.
The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience.
--Macaulay.
{Angelic Hymn}, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church;
-- so called from its beginning with the song of the
heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. --Eadie.
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