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angelic^¹

/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪk/

Rhymes with -ɛlɪk

Where it comes from

From Middle English angelik, aungillik, aungellike, (also angellich, aungellich > English angelly), from Old English anġelīċ, engellīċ, englelīċ, coalescing with Old French angélique, from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός (angelikós, “of or for a messenger”), from ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”). Equivalent to angel + -ic. Doublet of angelique (“plant of the genus Angelica”) and angélique (“plucked bowl lute”).

adjective more angelic · most angelic · angelick

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured, well-behaved, or beautiful. an angelic child
Similar: angelical, angellike, angelly, divine, heavenly
Of or pertaining to angelic acid. an angelic ester
A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.

Angelic^²

noun Angelics

A member of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul, a Roman Catholic religious order.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: seraphic, cherubic, sainted, saintly, saintlike, lovable, good, beatific, sweet, heavenly, celestial, ethereal, divine, sublime, blessed, immaculate

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adj belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel

Español	angélico, angelical
Português	angélico, angelical
Français	angélique
Deutsch	engelhaft
Italiano	angelico
Ελληνικά	αγγελικός angelikós
Română	îngeresc, angelic
Русский	а́нгельский ángelʹskij
עברית	מַלְאָכִי mal'achí

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@misc{angelic_2026,
  title = {angelic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/angelic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}