Dictionary Definition
angelic adj
1 marked by utter benignity; resembling or
befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific
smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"
[syn: angelical,
beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted]
2 of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger"
[syn: angelical]
3 having a sweet nature befitting an angel or
cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic
when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From angelicus, from sc=polytonic, sc=polytonic,
from sc=polytonic, sc=polytonic.
Pronunciation
- a WEAE /enˈʤɛl.ɪc/
Adjective
Translations
belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an
angel
- Croatian: anđeoski
- Portuguese: angélico
- Russian: ангельский (áng'el'skij)
Extensive Definition
The term Angelic may refer to:
- Angel, a supernatural being
- Angelic acid, an organic compound
- Darren Tate, a UK dance producer
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Christlike, Christly, God-fearing, admirable, adorable, archangelic, beatified, blameless, canonized, caressable, celestial, charming, cherubic, childlike, clear, cuddlesome, dovelike, faultless, glorified, godlike, godly, godly-minded, good, guiltless, heavenly, holy, holy-minded, honest, in glory, in the clear,
incorrupt, innocent, just, kissable, lamblike, likable, lovable, lovely, lovesome, martyred, moral, not guilty, offenseless, otherworldly, prelapsarian, pristine, pure, pure in heart, purehearted, redeemed, reproachless, right-minded,
righteous, sainted, saintlike, saintly, sans reproche, saved, seraphic, sinless, spiritual, spiritual-minded,
straight, sweet, uncorrupted, undefiled, unearthly, unfallen, unlapsed, untouched by evil,
unworldly, upright, virtuous, winning, winsome, with clean hands,
without reproach