Hypertext Webster Gateway: "angelical"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Angelic \An*gel"ic\, Angelical \An*gel"ic*al\, a. [L. angelicus,
Gr. ?: cf. F. ang['e]lique.]
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.
The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience.
--Macaulay.
{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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
angelical
adj 1: of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn: {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" [syn: {angelic}, {cherubic},
{seraphic}, {sweet}]
3: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel
or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a
saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
[syn: {angelic}, {beatific}, {saintlike}, {saintly}, {sainted}]
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