ANGELIC
angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
(adjective) 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”
angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
(adjective) having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; “an angelic smile”; “a cherubic face”; “looking so seraphic when he slept”; “a sweet disposition”
angelic, angelical
(adjective) of or relating to angels; “angelic messenger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
angelic (comparative more angelic, superlative most angelic)
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.
(topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Synonyms
• (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel): angelical, angellike, angelly, heavenly, divine
Anagrams
• Galenic, galenic
Source: Wiktionary
An*gel"ic, An*gel"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. angelicus, Gr. angélique.]
Definition: 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.
An*gel"ic, a. Etym: [From Angelica.] (Chem.)
Definition: Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether. Angelic acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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