angelical

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. of or relating to angels“angelic messenger”Synonyms: angelic
  2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub“an angelic smile”“a cherubic face”“looking so seraphic when he slept”“a sweet disposition”Synonyms: angeliccherubicseraphicsweet
  3. 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”Synonyms: angelicbeatificsaintlikesaintlysainted
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Angelic \An*gel"ic\, Angelical \An*gel"ic*al\, a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang['e]lique.]

1.Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps." --Thomson."Angelical actions." --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; as, an angelic smile.

Syn: angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet. [WordNet 1.5]

3.marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; as, angelic benificence.

Syn: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted. [WordNet 1.5]

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. [1913 Webster]

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