angel Definition

angel
noun

1a. A messenger or attendant of God;

Thesaurus: cherub, guardian spirit, divine messenger, archangel, saint, seraph; Antonym: devil, fiend.
1b. In the traditional medieval hierarchy of nine ranks of angels: a member of the ninth (lowest) rank of such beings. Compare seraph, cherub, throne, dominion, virtue, power, principality, archangel.
2. A representation of this in the form of a human being with a halo and wings.
3. colloq
A good, helpful, pure or beautiful person.
Thesaurus: paragon, darling, treasure.
4. colloq
Someone who puts money into an enterprise, particularly a theatrical production.
5. colloq
Someone who works in the nursing profession.
6. colloq
Short for hell's angel.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon: from Greek angelos messenger.