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ANGEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally
Synonyms:
Angel; Angel Falls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Angel" is a part of...):
Republic of Venezuela; Venezuela (a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Spiritual being attendant upon God
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("angel" is a kind of...):
spiritual being; supernatural being (an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)
Meronyms (parts of "angel"):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angel"):
archangel (an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy)
cherub (an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child)
seraph (an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child)
guardian angel; guardian spirit (an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual)
divine messenger (a messenger from God)
Holonyms ("angel" is a member of...):
celestial hierarchy (the collective body of angels)
Derivation:
angelic (of or relating to angels)
angelical (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub)
angelical (of or relating to angels)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Invests in a theatrical production
Synonyms:
angel; backer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("angel" is a kind of...):
patron; sponsor; supporter (someone who supports or champions something)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Person of exceptional holiness
Synonyms:
angel; holy man; holy person; saint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("angel" is a kind of...):
good person (a person who is good to other people)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angel"):
Buddha (one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment)
fakeer; fakir; faqir; faquir (a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man)
Derivation:
angelical (marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint)
angelical (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub)
angelical (of or relating to angels)
Context examples:
His eyes were shining like an angel's, and his face was transfigured, purged of all earthly dross, and pure and holy.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The old one was just a good woman, the second was a devil, and the third was an angel.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I’ll go upstairs and finish him first. Do you tell me that that angel, is to be tied to Roaring Jack Woodley for life?”
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Cupid and his little fleet of angels will be flying above, creating quite an enchanting spell for you, dear Gemini. Just you wait and see!
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"Look here, Mr. Scott," Matt objected; "that dog's ben through hell. You can't expect 'm to come out a white an' shinin' angel. Give 'm time."
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I had rather be a thing than an angel.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I think so, myself, and mean to do it in marble, so that, whatever happens, I may at least keep the image of my little angel.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Surely my guardian angel was very near me then, for some instinct of fear, or it may have been some faint rustle of leaves, made me glance upwards.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Marianne, beautiful as an angel on one side, calling me Willoughby in such a tone!
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Emma shall be an angel, and I will keep my spleen to myself till Christmas brings John and Isabella.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
