angel
/ˈeɪndʒəl/AYN-juhl
/ˈeɪndʒəl/AYN-juhl
Meaninga messenger
Common meaning: a messenger of God
- angela messengerLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. · scan
Journey through time
- Greekἄγγελος‘a messenger’
- Englishangel‘a messenger of God’ · today
angel also in: evangelist
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: Built on Greek ἄγγελος ‘a messenger’.
Roots
- ἄγγελος Greek “a messenger”
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