angel

«angel» in Mova's school dictionary: a spirit that Christians, Jews and Muslims believe serves… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an angel, angels)

meaning for a pupil

1) (religion) An angel is a spirit that Christians, Jews and Muslims believe serves God and brings messages from him; in pictures angels often have wings and white clothes. tree →

2) An angel is a very kind, good or helpful person, as in "You're an angel!" tree →

3) (informal) "Little angel" can mean a well-behaved child — or, joking, a naughty one. tree →

sense in the lessons

In Bible stories the angel Gabriel tells Mary she will have a baby, and angels sing to shepherds at Christmas. Children play angels in nativity plays with tinsel halos. In everyday talk thanking someone with "you're an angel" means they were very kind. Phrases: guardian angel, angel of mercy, an angel on the top of the tree, be an angel and…

examples

• The angel Gabriel visited Mary in Nazareth. tree →
• I was an angel in the nativity play, with tinsel on my head. tree →
• Be an angel and pass me the salt. tree →
• The nurse was an angel to Grandpa. tree →
• We put a gold angel on top of the Christmas tree. tree →
• Some people believe they have a guardian angel. tree →
• "My little angel," said Mum, as I drew on the wall. tree →
• And as they flew the angel related the history. tree →

note

Countable: an angel (use "an"). Adjective angelic. Spelling trap: angel (spirit) vs angle (a corner in maths, between two lines). Say "AIN-jul" for angel and "ANG-gul" for angle.

In the corpora

• His magic ring could call up Djinns, Fairies and even a great angel.
• Running away from Esau, Jacob dreamed of a ladder to heaven with angels on it, and God promised to be with him.
• Christians believe people who die stay themselves with God; they do not turn into angels, who are different beings made by God.
• In Christian teaching people do not become angels when they die; angels are a different kind of being.
• And the angel of the LORD said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «angel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.