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An incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.

(religion) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.

(figuratively) A person having qualities traditionally attributed to angels.

Someone who is pure or innocent.

Someone who is kind or selfless.

Someone, especially a woman or child, having youthful, wholesome, or radiant beauty.

(obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

(obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a {{w|Catholic Apostolic Church}}.

(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. +

(Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.

(dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.

{{non-gloss|someone that funds}}

(finance) An angel investor.

(theater) The person who funds a show. {{rfquote-sense|en}}

(slang) To support by donating money.

(informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.