Meaning of ANGELIC
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- [adj] 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"
- [adj] having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
- [adj] of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger"
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| | Synonyms: | | angelical, angelical, beatific, cherubic, good, lovable, loveable, sainted, saintlike, saintly, seraphic, sweet |
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\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.
\An*gel"ic\, a. [From {Angelica}.] (Chem.)
Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether.
{Angelic acid}, an acid obtained from angelica and some other
plants.
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