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ANGELOLOGY
angelology
(noun) the branch of theology that is concerned with angels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
angelology (countable and uncountable, plural angelologies)
The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.
Antonyms
• demonology
Source: Wiktionary
An`gel*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. angelus, Gr. -logy.]
Definition: A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels. The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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