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angel (AYN juhl)
1. A celestial or heavenly being (soft g); a heavenly spirit, a celestial being: "The angel Gabriel is mentioned in the Bible."
2. A financial backer for a play; a patron, a sponsor: "He is an angel of the new play on Broadway."
2. A financial backer for a play; a patron, a sponsor: "He is an angel of the new play on Broadway."
1. A typically benevolent celestial being that acts as an intermediary between heaven and earth; especially, in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism: An angel is defined as a heavenly messenger who either delivers a message to humans, carries out God's will, praises God, or guards God's throne.
2. A representation of such a being usually in Christianity, conventionally it is an image of a human figure with a halo and wings: Sometimes the word angel seems to refer to the nonliving forces of nature; however, there are those who say that it means "personalities of the unseen world".
3. A kind and lovable person or someone who manifests goodness, purity, and selflessness: A secular meaning for angel is someone who is kind or beautiful.
4. Informally, a financial backer of an enterprise; such as, a dramatic production or a political campaign: An angel is considered to be someone who provides money for a politician so he or she can be elected.
5. Etymology: from Latin angelus; from Late Greek angelos, "messenger".
2. A representation of such a being usually in Christianity, conventionally it is an image of a human figure with a halo and wings: Sometimes the word angel seems to refer to the nonliving forces of nature; however, there are those who say that it means "personalities of the unseen world".
3. A kind and lovable person or someone who manifests goodness, purity, and selflessness: A secular meaning for angel is someone who is kind or beautiful.
4. Informally, a financial backer of an enterprise; such as, a dramatic production or a political campaign: An angel is considered to be someone who provides money for a politician so he or she can be elected.
5. Etymology: from Latin angelus; from Late Greek angelos, "messenger".
Angelos and the Hebrew equivalent, malak, "messenger", are the two most common terms used in the scriptures to refer to God's intermediaries.
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angelo-, angel-
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angel, angle, angle
angel (AYN juhl; soft g) (noun)
1. A celestial or heavenly being; a heavenly spirit: The angel Gabriel is mentioned in the Bible.
2. A financial backer for a play; a patron, a sponsor: Gilbert is an angel of the new play on Broadway.
2. A financial backer for a play; a patron, a sponsor: Gilbert is an angel of the new play on Broadway.
"An angel is a person who puts up money for theatrical plays when it's a case of dough or die."
angle (ANG guhl; hard g) (noun)
1. A geometric figure, as of a triangle: A vertical line will meet a horizontal line at an angle of 90 degrees.
2. A bend, a corner, or an edge: The road makes a sharp angle just over that hill.
3. Point of view or a viewpoint; a perspective: Brian, try to look at the situation from my angle.
2. A bend, a corner, or an edge: The road makes a sharp angle just over that hill.
3. Point of view or a viewpoint; a perspective: Brian, try to look at the situation from my angle.
The view of the valley is beautiful from this angle.
angle (ANG guhl; hard g) (noun)
1. To fish with a hook and line: Keith wanted to angle for trout today.
2. Trying to get something in a clever or indirect way: Glenda will angle for a promotion when she tells her boss about her new selling technique.
2. Trying to get something in a clever or indirect way: Glenda will angle for a promotion when she tells her boss about her new selling technique.
Our uncle or Family Angel is an avid fisherman and enjoys angle fishing.
This seems to require following the old country road with all the twists and angles in it to get to the stream.
Although Kevin prefers to fish by himself, John will often angle his way into going with him. Kevin usually set his rod at a sharp angle and then he would lie back and relax in the sun.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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(Greek: messenger, divine messenger)