angelic
/ˌænˈdʒelɪk/an-JEH-lik
/ˌænˈdʒɛlɪk/an-JEH-lik
Meaningrelating to an angel
Common meaning: very good or beautiful
- angela messengerLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Greekἄγγελος‘a messenger’
- Englishangel‘a messenger of God’
- Englishformed in English from angelangelic‘very good or beautiful’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from angel + -ic.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ANGEL, p.24 · scan
Roots
- ἄγγελος Greek “a messenger”
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