Proper noun

Singular Angel

Plural -

Angel

1. A male given name, from Angelo or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.
2. A female given name from the English noun angel.
3. (baseball) A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim".
   • Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.

Quotations

• 1973 Roald Dahl: More Tales of the Unexpected: Mr Botibol:

  "What is your first name, Mr Botibol? What does the A stand for?"

  "Angel," he answered.

  "Not Angel."

  "Yes," he said irritably.

  "Angel Botibol," she murmured and she began to giggle. But she checked herself and said, "I think it's a most unusual and distinguished name."

German

Noun

Angel f. (genitive Angel, plural Angeln)

1. fishing rod
2. hinge

Related terms

• angeln

Angels are usually viewed as messengers of a supreme divine being, sent to do the tasks of that being. Traditions vary as to whether angels have free will. While the appearance of angels also varies, many views of angels give them a human shape. Despite a common popular belief— or at least metaphor— that angels are former human beings, most major religious organizations deny such a view, and this position is held only by Latter Day Saints and the Bahá'í Faith.

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