PREFERRED TERM
Angel
DEFINITION
- n. A term partly from the French "aungel" and from the Latin "angelus". It refers to any celestial being, considered intermediate between GOd and humanity acting as attendants, messengers or agents of God, with their related senses. Present in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
BROADER CONCEPT
ENTRY TERMS
- angels
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
BELONGS TO GROUP
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Ange
French
Angelo
Italian
Ángel
Spanish
ángeles
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/773
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