angel

Definitions

• An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
• (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
• A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
• (obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
• (possibly) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a .
• (historical) An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
• (military slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
• (colloquial) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
• An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.
• (theater) The person who funds a show.