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"ANGELS" is a plural of: angel. |
Date "ANGELS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of angels is prophetic of disturbing influences in the soul. It brings a changed condition of the person's lot. If the dream is unusually pleasing, you will hear of the health of friends, and receive a legacy from unknown relatives. If the dream comes as a token of warning, the dreamer may expect threats of scandal about love or money matters. To wicked people, it is a demand to repent; to good people it should be a consolation. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Slang | Noun. Source: Unknown - perhaps referring to being "closer to the angels". Definition: The US Naval Aviator's term for altitude - an angel represents one thousand feet. Context: Might be used by a pilot in communication with a wingman or tower where they are, in terms of altitude. Social Source: Military Aviators. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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The Anaheim Angels are a Major League Baseball team based in Anaheim, California. They are in the Western Division of the American League.
- Founded: 1961 (American League expansion)
- Formerly known as: Los Angeles Angels (1961-1964), California Angels (1965-1996)
- Home ballpark: Edison International Field
- Uniform colors: Red, White, and Navy Blue
- Logo design: Red "A" with a halo on top
- \'Wild Card titles won' (1): 2002
- Division titles won (3): 1979, 1982, 1996
- American League pennants won (1): 2002
- World Series championships won (1): 2002
Franchise history
The California Angels nearly reached the World Series in the 1986 post season. After clinching first place in the American League West division, the Angels faced the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. The Angels were one win away from defeating Boston and going to the World Series for the first time in their franchise history. Donnie Moore came to relief pitch in the 9th inning and gave up a home run to Dave Henderson that tied the game. Boston would later win the game in extra innings and win the remaining games in the series to play in the 1986 World Series.
Unfancied by pundits before the 2002 season the team exceeded expectations, winning 99 games and edging out the Seattle Mariners for the American League Wildcard. They defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 in the ALDS and Minnesota Twins 4-1 in the ALCS to advance to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. In the World Series they defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games, after losing three of the first five. Third baseman Troy Glaus was named the MVP of the Series. 20 year old rookie relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez won five postseason games, never having won a major league game before.
On May 15, 2003, the Angels became the first major sports team to be owned by a Hispanic, when the sale of the team to Arturo Moreno was approved.
Players of note
Baseball Hall of Famers
- Rod Carew
- Reggie Jackson
- Frank Robinson
- Nolan Ryan
- Don Sutton
- Hoyt Wilhelm
- Dave Winfield
Not to be forgotten
- Mo Vaughn
- Wally Joyner
- Jim Edmonds
- Jim Abbott
- Chuck Finley
Retired numbers
- 11 (Jim Fregosi)
- 26 (Gene Autry)
- 29 (Rod Carew)
- 30 (Nolan Ryan)
- 42 (Jackie Robinson) - Retired throughout baseball
- 50 (Jimmie Reese)
External link
- Anaheim Angels official website
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In many religious traditions an angel is a spiritual being which assists and serves God or the gods. The word originated from the Latin angelus, itself derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, ággelos, meaning "messenger" (written "gg" = spoken "ng" in Greek). The closest Hebrew word for angel is מלאך, mal'ach, also meaning messenger.
- This article describes supernatural creatures called angels; for other meanings, see angel (disambiguation).
The highest angels are Seraphim, Cherubim (not to be confused with Cherubs) and Thrones
The middle angels are Dominionss, Virtues and Powers
In the lowest angel are the Principalities, the Archangels, and the Angels.
Jewish views
Angels appear in several Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) stories, such as the warning to Lot of the imminent destruction of Sodom. Many Bible chapters mention an "angry God" who sends His angel to smite the enemies of the Israelites. Traditional Jewish biblical commentators have a variety of ways of explaining what an angel is. The earliest Biblical books present angels as heavenly beings created by God, some of whom apparently are endowed with free will. Later biblical books in the Tanach present a stunningly different view of angels, such as in the Book of Ezekiel, and these angels bear no relation whatsoever to the popular understanding of what an angel is.
The archangels named in post-exile Judaism are Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Sariel, and Jerahmeel. Gabriel and Michael are mentioned in the book of Daniel, Raphael in the book of Tobit and the remaining four in the book of Enoch.
Angels in the Hebrew Bible
The Biblical name for angel, melekh (meaning "messenger"), obtained the further signification of "angel" only through the addition of God's name, as "angel of the Lord," or "angel of God" (Zech. xii. 8). Other appellations are "Sons of God," (Gen. vi. 4; Job, i. 6 [R. V. v. 1]) and "the Holy Ones" (Ps. lxxxix. 6, 8).
In the Hebrew Bible, angels often appear to people in the shape of humans of extraordinary beauty, and often are not immediately recognized as angels (Gen. xviii. 2, xix. 5; Judges, vi. 17, xiii. 6; II Sam. xxix. 9); some fly through the air; some become invisible; sacrifices touched by them are consumed by fire; they may disappear in sacrificial fire, like Elijah, who rode to heaven in a fiery chariot; and they appear in the flames of the thorn bush (Gen. xvi. 13; Judges, vi. 21, 22; II Kings, ii. 11; Ex. iii. 2). They are pure and bright as heaven; consequently they are formed of fire and are encompassed by light (Job, xv. 15), as the Psalmist says (Ps. civ. 4, R. V.): "Who makes winds his messengers; his ministers a flaming fire."
Appearance of Angels
Though superhuman, angels assume human form; this is the earliest conception. Gradually, and especially in post-Biblical times, angels came to be bodied forth in a form corresponding to the nature of the mission to be fulfilled—generally, however, the human form. They bear drawn swords or destroying weapons in their hands—one carries an ink-horn by his side—and ride on horses (Num. xxii. 23, Josh. v. 13, Ezek. ix. 2, Zech. i. 8 et seq.). A terrible angel is the one mentioned in I Chron. xxi. 16, 30, as standing "between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand." In the Book of Daniel, probably written 165 B.C., reference is made to an angel "clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in color to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude" (Dan. x. 5, 6). It is an open question whether at that time angels were imagined to possess wings (Dan. ix. 21).
Angels are portrayed as powerful and dreadful, endowed with wisdom and with knowledge of all earthly events, correct in their judgment, holy, but not infallible: they strive against each other, and God has to make peace between them. When their duties are not punitive, angels are beneficent to man (Ps. ciii. 20, lxxviii. 25; II Sam. xiv. 17, 20, xix. 28; Zech. xiv. 5; Job, iv. 18, xxv. 2).
The number of angels is enormous. Jacob meets a host of angels; Joshua sees the "captain of the host of the Lord"; God sits on His throne, "all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left"; the sons of God come "to present themselves before the Lord" (Gen. xxxii. 2; Josh. v. 14, 15; I Kings, xxii. 19; Job, i. 6, ii. 1; Ps. lxxxix. 6; Job, xxxiii. 23). The general conception is the one of Job (xxv. 3): "Is there any number of his armies?"
Though the older writings usually mention one angel of the Lord, embassies to men as a rule comprised several messengers. The inference, however, is not to be drawn that God Himself or one particular angel was designated: the expression was given simply to God's power to accomplish through but one angel any deed, however wonderful.
Angels are referred to in connection with their special missions as, for instance, the "angel which hath redeemed," "an interpreter," "the angel that destroyed," "messenger of the covenant," "angel of his presence," and "a band of angels of evil" (Gen. xlviii. 16; Job, xxxiii. 23; II Sam. xxiv. 16; Mal. iii. 1; Isa. lxiii. 9; Ps. lxxviii. 49, R. V.). When, however, the heavenly host is regarded in its most comprehensive aspect, a distinction may be made between cherubim, seraphim, ḥayyot ("living creatures"), ofanim ("wheels"), and arelim (the meaning of which term is unknown). God is described as riding on the cherubim and as "the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth between the cherubim"; while the latter guard the way of the tree of life (I Sam. iv. 4, Ps. lxxx. 2, Gen. iii. 24). The seraphim are described by Isaiah (vi. 2) as having six wings; and Ezekiel describes the ḥayyot (Ezek. i. 5 et seq.) and ofanim as heavenly beings who carry God's throne.
In post-Biblical times the heavenly hosts became more highly organized (possibly as early as Zechariah [iii. 9, iv. 10]; certainly in Daniel), and there came to be various kinds of angels; some even being provided with names, as will be shown below.
Purpose
In the Bible, angels are the medium of God's power; they exist to execute God's will. Angels reveal themselves to individuals as well as to the whole nation, in order to announce events, either good or bad, affecting them. Angels foretold to Abraham the birth of Isaac, to Manoah the birth of Samson, and to Abraham the destruction of Sodom. Guardian angels are mentioned, but not, as was later the case, as guardian spirits of individuals and nations. God sends an angel to protect the people after their exodus from Egypt, to lead them to the promised land, and to destroy the hostile tribes in their way (Ex. xxiii. 20, Num. xx. 16).
In Judges (ii. 1) an angel of the Lord—unless here and in the preceding instances (compare Isa. xlii. 19, Ḥag. i. 13, Mal. iii. 1) a human messenger of God is meant—addresses the whole people, swearing to bring them to the promised land. An angel brings Elijah meat and drink (I Kings, xix. 5); and as God watched over Jacob, so is every pious person protected by an angel that cares for him in all his ways (Ps. xxxiv. 7, xci. 11). There are angels militant, one of whom smites in one night the whole Assyrian army of 185,000 men (II Kings, xix. 35); messengers go forth from God "in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid" (Ezek. xxx. 9); the enemy is scattered before the angel like chaff (Ps. xxxv. 5, 6).
Avenging angels are mentioned, such as the one in II Sam. xxiv. 15, who annihilates thousands. It would seem that the pestilence was personified, and that the "evil angels" mentioned in Ps. lxxviii. 49 are to be regarded as personifications of this kind. "Evil" is here to be taken in the causative sense, as "producing evil"; for, as stated above, angels are generally considered to be by nature beneficent to man. They glorify God, whence the term "glorifying angels" (Ps. xxix. 1, ciii. 20, cxlviii. 2; compare Isa. vi. 2 et seq.).
They constitute God's court, sitting in council with him (I Kings, xxii. 19; Job, i. 6, ii. 1); hence they are called His "council of the holy ones" (Ps. lxxxix. 7, R. V.; A. V. "assembly of the saints"). They accompany God as His attendants when He appears to man (Deut. xxxiii. 2; Job, xxxviii. 7). This conception was developed after the Exile; and in Zechariah angels of various shapes are delegated "to walk to and fro through the earth" in order to find out and report what happens (Zech. vi. 7).
In the prophetic books angels appear as representatives of the prophetic spirit, and bring to the prophets God's word. Thus the prophet Haggai was called God's messenger (angel); and it is known that "Malachi" is not a real name, but means "messenger" or "angel." It is noteworthy that in I Kings, xiii. 18, an angel brings the divine word to the prophet.
In some places it is inferred that angels existed before the Creation (Gen. i. 26; Job, xxxviii. 7). The earlier Biblical writings did not speculate about them; simply regarding them, in their relations to man, as God's agents. Consequently, they did not individualize or denominate them; and in Judges, xiii. 18, and Gen. xxxii. 30, the angels, when questioned, refuse to give their names. In Daniel, however, there occur the names Michael and Gabriel. Michael is Israel's representative in heaven, where other nations—the Persians, for instance—were also represented by angelic princes. More than three hundred years before the Book of Daniel was written, Zechariah graded the angels according to their rank, but did not name them. The notion of the seven eyes (Zech. iii. 9, iv. 10) may have been affected by the representation of the seven archangels and also possibly by the Parsee seven amshaspands (compare Ezek. ix. 2).
Maimonides and rationalism
In the medieval era, some Jews developed a rationalist view of angels that is still accepted by many Jews today. The rationalist view of angels, as held by Maimonides, Gersonides, Samuel Ibn Tibbon, etc., states that God's actions are never mediated by a violation of the laws of nature. Rather, all such interactions are by way of angels. Even this can be highly misleading: Maimonides harshly states that the average person's understanding of the term "angel" is ignorant in the extreme. Instead, he says, the wise man sees that what the Bible and Talmud refer to as "angels" are actually metaphors for the various laws of nature, or the principles by which the physical universe operates, or kinds of platonic eternal forms. This is explained in his Guide of the Perplexed II:4 and II:6.
Maimonides thus presents a virtual rejection of the classical Jewish view of miracles; he and others substitute a rationalism that seems more appropriate for 20th and 21st century religious rationalists.
- II:4 "...This leads Aristotle in turn to the demonstrated fact that God, glory and majesty to Him, does not do things by direct contact. God burns things by means of fire; fire is moved by the motion of the sphere; the sphere is moved by means of a disembodied intellect, these intellects being the "angels which are near to Him," through whose mediation the spheres [planets] move....thus totally disembodied minds exist which emanate from God and are the intermediaries between God and all the bodies [objects] here in this world."
- II:6 "...Aristotle's doctrine that these disembodied spheres serve as the nexus between God and existence, by whose mediation the sphere are brought into motion, which is the cause of all becoming, is the express import of all the Scriptures. For you will never in Scripture any activity done by God except through an angel. And "angel", as you know, means messenger. Thus anything which executes a command is an angel. So the motions of living beings, even those that are inarticulate, are said explicitly by Scripture to be due to angels.
- ...Our argument here is concerned solely with those "angels" which are disembodied intellects. For our Bible is not unaware that God governs this existence through the mediation of angels...(Maimonides then quotes discussions of angels from Genesis, Plato, and Midrash Bereshit Rabbah)...the import in all these texts is not—as a primitive mentality would suppose—to suggest any discussion or planning or seeking of advice on God's part. How could the Creator receive aid from the object of his creation? The real import of all is to proclaim that existence—including particular individuals and even the formation of the parts of animals such as they are—is brought about entirely through the mediation of angels.
- For all forces are angels! How blind, how perniciously blind are the naive?! If you told someone who purports to be a sage of Israel that the Deity sends an angel who enters a woman's womb and there forms an embryo, he would think this a miracle and accept it as a mark of the majesty and power of the Deity—despite the fact that he believes an angel to be a body of fire one third the size of the entire world. All this, he thinks, is possible for God. But if you tell him that God placed in the sperm the power of forming and demarcating these organs, and that this is the angel, or that all forms are produced by the Active Intellect—that here is the angel, the "vice-regent of the world" constantly mentioned by the sages—then he will recoil. For he [the naive person] does not understand that the true majesty and power are in the bringing into being of forces which are active in a thing although they cannot be perceived by the senses.
- The sages of blessed memory state clearly—to those who are wise themselves—that every bodily power (not to mention forces at large in the world) is an angel and that a given power has one effect and no more. It says in Midrash Bereshit Rabbah "We are given to understand that no angel performs two missions, nor do two angels perform one mission."—which is just the case with all forces. To confirm the conclusion that individual physical and psychological forces are called "angels", there is the dictum of the sages, in a number of places, ultimately derived from Bereshit Rabbah, "Each day the Holy One creates a band of angels who sing their song before him and go their way." Midrash Bereshit Rabbah, LXXVIII] When this midrash was countered with another which suggests that angels are permanent...the answer given was that some are permanent and other perish. And this is in fact the case. Particular forces come to be and pass away in constant succession; the species of such forces, however, are stable and enduring....[Giving a few more examples of the mention of angels in rabbinic writings, Maimonides says] Thus the Sages reveal to the aware that the imaginative faculty is also called an angel; and the mind is called a cherub. How beautiful this will appear to the sophisticated mind—and how disturbing to the primitive."
Christian views
In the New Testament the angel Gabriel appears to Mary in the traditional role of messenger to inform her that her child will be the Messiah, and other angels are present to herald his birth. An angel appears at Jesus' tomb, frightens the Roman guards, rolls away the stone from the tomb, and later tells the myrrh-bearing women of Jesus' resurrection. Two angels witnessed Jesus' ascent into Heaven and prophesied his return. When Peter was imprisoned, an angel put his guards to sleep, released him from his chains, and led him out of the prison. Angels fill a number of different roles in the book of Revelation. Among other things, they are seen gathered around the Throne of God singing the thrice-holy hymn.
Angels are frequently depicted as human in appearance, though many theologians have argued that they have no physical existence. (Hence the frequently recounted tale of Scholastics arguing about how many angels could fit on a pinhead; if angels possess physical bodies, the answer is "a finite number", if they do not, the answer is "an infinite number".) Seraphim are often depicted as 6 wings radiating from a center either concealing a body or without a body. Starting with the end of the 4th century, angels were depicted with wings, presumably to give an easy explanation for them travelling to and from heaven.
Some Christian traditions hold that there are as many as ten classes of angels; this is particularly clear in the work of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, an unknown 5th Century author whose work The Celestial Hierarchy gives the names that have become part of tradition: angels, archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim. In this hierarchy, the cherubim and seraphim are typically closest to God, while the angels and archangels are most active in human affairs.
Some Christian traditions also hold that angels play a variety of specific roles in the lives of believers. For instance, each Christian may be assigned a guardian angel at their baptism. Each consecrated altar has at least one angel always present offering up prayers, and a number of angels join the congregation when they meet to pray. In the story of the 40 martyrs of Sebaste, in which 40 Christian Roman soldiers were ordered to stand naked on a frozen lake in the snow until they renounced their faith, angels were seen descending from Heaven placing the crowns of martyrs on their heads.
Some medieval Christian philosophers were influenced by the views of Maimonides, and accepted his view of angels. Today, these views of angels are still technically acceptable within many mainstream Christian denominations. However, for all practical purposes most Christian lay people know little or nothing of these views, and do not accept them.
Satan and the demons are thought by Christians to be angels who rebelled against God and fell from Heaven.
Islamic views
A belief in angels is central to the religion of Islam, beginning with the belief that the Quran was dictated to the Prophet Muhammed by the angel Gabriel.
In the Quran, Jewish and Gnostic angelologies seem to be intermingled. In Muhammed's time the old Arabian goddesses (Al-Lat, Al-Uzza, and Manat) were spoken of as angels and daughters of God (Quran, sura xxxvii. § 150, liii. § 20).
The chief of all the archangels is Gabriel (Jibril); Michael comes next; Israfil (Sarafiel) sounds the trumpet of the resurrection; and Azrael is the angel of death (the etymology of the last name is obscure). Instead of four, there are eight angels that support the throne of God (sura xlix. § 17). Some angels have two, some three, others four wings (sura xxxv. § 2). "They celebrate the praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those that are on earth" (sura xlii. § 2). "Each man hath a succession of angels before and behind him" (sura xiii. § 12). The chief angel, who has charge of hell, is Malik (etymology unknown). Hell has seven doors (sura xv. § 44).
Nineteen angels are set over the fire (sura lxxiv. §§ 30-31). Munkar and Nakir are the angels that interrogate the dead; and another angel, Ruman, makes each man write down his deeds.
Other Religions
Angels are also a part of New Age beliefs, and are sometimes referred to as dakini.
Aleister Crowley, who some call the Magus of the New Aeon, tried to teach people to attain what he called "the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel". He writes in Magick in Theory and Practice that he chose the name because he thought no one of any intelligence would waste time on the theory behind it. Crowley repeatedly warned students of occult phenomena "against attributing objective reality or philosophic validity to any of them."
See also: angels in art, angel of death
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Angel."
Synonyms: ANGELSSynonyms: Cherubim, Seraphim. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Fear | Interjection: " angels and ministers of grace defend us!". |
Hell | Noun: hell, bottomless pit, place of torment; habitation of fallen angels; Pandemonium, Abaddon, Domdaniel; jahannan, sheol. |
Imbecility Folly | Phrase: Davus sum non; "a fool's bolt is soon shot" clitellae bovi sunt impositae; "fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; il n' a ni bouche ni eperon; "the bookful blockhead, ignorantly read"; "to varnish nonsense with the charms of sound". |
Lamentation | Phrase: tears standing in the eyes, tears starting from the eyes; eyes suffused, eyes swimming, eyes brimming, eyes overflowing with tears; "if you have tears prepare to shed them now"; interdum lacrymae pondera vocis habent; "strangled his language in his tears"; "tears such as angels weep". |
Perpetuity | Phrase: esto perpetuum; labitur et labetur in omne volubilis oevum; "but thou shall flourish in immortal youth"; "Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought"; "her immortal part with angels lives"; ohne Rast; ora e sempre. |
Satan | Fallen angels, unclean spirits, devils; the rulers, the powers of darkness; inhabitants of Pandemonium; demon. |
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Crosswords: ANGELS |
| English words defined with "ANGELS": Angelage, angelic, angelical, Angelolatry, Angelology, attending ♦ Christian iconography ♦ Dulia ♦ golden mean ♦ Heaven ♦ ministering, ministrant ♦ peri ♦ Sadducee, spirit world, step, Superangelic ♦ terra incognita, tread ♦ unknown, unknown region. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ANGELS": Abdiel, Al Kader, Angel Visits, Angelic Doctor, Angelical Stone, Angelici, Arioch, Azazil ♦ Beder, Bertramo ♦ Cædmon, Cherubim ♦ Defect, dielectric gradient, Dominions ♦ Falling Stars, Fault, Ferohers, Forget-me-nots of the Angels ♦ Gunpowder, Guthlac ♦ Haroot ♦ Iblis, II, I'sis, Israfil', Ithuriel ♦ Liris ♦ Moakkibat, Monkir, Mormon Creed ♦ Nine Spheres, Notoriety ♦ Pagan Works of Art ♦ Ramiel, redemption, Re-demption ♦ Sandalphon, Satan's Journey to Earth, Seraphim, Shooting Stars, Side of the Angels, Sons of God ♦ trinity ♦ ultimatum. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ANGELS": Superangelic. (references) |
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Screenplays | Fiery the angels fell (Blade Runner; writing credit: Philip K. Dick; Hampton Fancher) Angels aren't human (City of Angels; writing credit: Wim Wenders; Peter Handke) Even the girl herself called us angels. (We're No Angels; writing credit: Albert Husson; Ranald MacDougall) Of course, we're angels. What do you expect us to do, dance on the head of a pin or something (All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series; writing credit: Andy Borowitz; Susan Borowitz) If you believe in angels then why not unicorns or leprechauns (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | I'm loving angels instead (Angels; performing artist: Robbie Williams) God knows even angels fall (Even Angels Fall; performing artist: Jessica Riddle) Then one by one the angels (Angels Would Fall; performing artist: Melissa Etheridge) To the gods and the angels (Like A Stone; performing artist: AUDIOSLAVE) Hark, now hear the angels sing, a king was born today, (Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord; performing artist: Boney M) | |
Clever | Treat people like angels; you will meet some and help make some. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Cheeky Little Angels (1974) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1971) The Pink Angels (1971) Angels Hard as They Come (1971) The Black Angels (1970) | |
Song Titles | ANGELS IN YOUR ARMS (performing artist: HOT) Even Angels Fall (performing artist: Jessica Riddle) Angels Would Fall (performing artist: Melissa Etheridge) Angels (performing artist: Robbie Williams) | |
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 | Queen of Angels Hospital, Los Angeles, CA. : Sister Mary Digna, Medical Librarian with members of the house staff. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | The city of angels. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Shield with allegorical scenes of angels, battles, etc. hanging in the White House. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Title page of Mirifice logarithmorum canonis descriptio; with border of fruit and angels. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Natives aid Allied drive in New Guinea jungles. Without the aid of the New Guinea natives, many a wounded Allied soldier might have died in the trackless jungles. Native carriers "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" are shown bringing wounded troops into an advanced Amer. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Paintings. Madonna and child with angels and other figures I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Illuminated manuscript pages. Angels appearing to shepherds illumination I. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hypnotist and blindfolded woman with angels on stage. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Shirley's Angels" by Gilbert Tremblay Commentary: "My friend, for a web project still under construction." | "Angels 2" by Bjarte Kvinge Tvedt Commentary: "Angels in my bathroom at home." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Pope | Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. |
| Men would be angels, angels would be gods. | |
John Milton | Tears such as angels weep. |
Leo The Great | Peace is the first thing the angels sang. |
Lord Byron | Though women are angels, yet wedlock's the devil. |
St. Augustine | It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. |
St. Bernard | The tears of those repenting are the wine of angels. |
Thomas Carlyle | Music is well said to be the speech of angels. |
Thomas Dekker | We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies. |
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A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Where angels might have sat enthroned, devils lurked, and glared out menacing |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Then the old convict would smile with the pensive smile of angels. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | May Thy holy angels dwell herein to preserve us in peace and may Thy blessing be always upon us through Christ, Our Lord |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | More wonderful when angels are so angry |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | And yet it has not the blue devils, but the blue angels in it, in the azure tint of its waters |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it. "O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?" "Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!" "And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy. "Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!" For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned." |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Selfishness is a topic that must be taken seriously if mankind is to cast off the animalistic legacy of his evolutionary past, and progress to a world in which our better angels are freed to share their glowing light with a peaceful world. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | With God as your composer, Tyrone, your music will be the music of angels. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Let us not reserve the better angels only for natural disasters, leaving our deepest and most profound problems to petty political fighting. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "ANGELS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 95.79% of the time. "ANGELS" is used about 782 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 95.79% | 749 | 9,103 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.21% | 33 | 60,273 |
| Total | 100.00% | 782 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Angels, CA (city, FIPS 2112) |
Expressions using "ANGELS": angels Camp ♦ city of the Angels ♦ corresponding angels ♦ Feast of Guardian Angels ♦ host of angels ♦ radar angels. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
angels.net tiny | 123 |
angels.net teeny | 67 |
anaheim angels.com | 43 |
angels.com ukrainian | 28 |
angels.com tiny | 28 |
angels.com hell | 25 |
angels.com teeny | 16 |
angels.com gentle | 10 |
angels.com innocent | 9 |
angels.com charming | 8 |
angels.com fallen | 7 |
amis angels.com | 6 |
angels.com ukranian | 5 |
amis angels.com password | 4 |
angels.com our sma | 3 |
among angels.com | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "ANGELS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 天使 (Angel, Angelic, Angelical, Angelically). (various references) | |
Czech | souhlasné úhly (corresponding angels). (various references) | |
Danish | radarspøgelser (radar angels), radarengle (radar angels). (various references) | |
Dutch | radarhoeken (radar angels). (various references) | |
Finnish | harhakaiku (radar angels). (various references) | |
French | ange radar (radar angels). (various references) | |
German | Engel (angel, lamb). (various references) | |
Greek | άγγελοι ραντάρ (radar angels). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szalonnás osztriga (angels on horseback). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 悪天使 (evil angels). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | あくてんし (evil angels). (various references) | |
Korean | 천사 (Angel). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | angelsay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | anjos de radar (radar angels). (various references) | |
Russian | лост энджелс (lost angels). (various references) | |
Spanish | ecoparásito de radar (radar angels). (various references) | |
Swedish | änglar. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | món sò bọc thịt mỡ (angels-on-horseback). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 24, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai mh eurousai to swma autou hlqon legousai kai optasian aggelwn ewrakenai oi legousin auton zhn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et non invento corpore eius venerunt dicentes se etiam visionem angelorum vidisse qui dicunt eum vivere |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And na his lichama gemettun: hig comon and sædun þæt hig gesawun engla gesihðe. þa secgað hine lybban. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thei camen, and seiden, that thei syen also a siyt of aungels, whiche seien, that he lyueth. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And founde not his boddy: and came sayinge that they had sene a vision of angels which sayde that he was alyve. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 24, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | ug wala nila hikit-i didto ang iyang lawas; ug sila mibalik nga nanagsugilon nga nakakita kono silag panan-awon nga may mga manolunda nga nagsugilon kanila nga siya buhi. |
| Chinese | 不 見 他 的 身 體 、 就 回 來 告 訴 我 們 說 、 看 見 了 天 使 顯 現 、 說 他 活 了 。 |
| Croatian | ali nisu našle njegova tijela pa doðoše te rekoše da su im se ukazali anðeli koji su rekli da je on živ. |
| Danish | og da de ikke fandt hans Legeme, kom de og sagde, at de havde også set et Syn af Engle, der sagde, at han lever. |
| Dutch | En Zijn lichaam niet vindende, kwamen zij en zeiden, dat zij ook een gezicht van engelen gezien hadden, die zeggen, dat Hij leeft. |
| Finnish | eivätkä löytäneet hänen ruumistaan, ja tulivat ja sanoivat myös nähneensä enkelinäyn, ja enkelit olivat sanoneet hänen elävän. |
| French | et n`ayant pas trouvé son corps, elles sont venues dire que des anges leurs sont apparus et ont annoncé qu`il est vivant. |
| German | haben seinen Leib nicht gefunden, kommen und sagen, sie haben ein Gesicht der Engel gesehen, welche sagen, er lebe. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | tetapi tidak menemukan jenazah-Nya di sana. Lalu mereka kembali dan berkata bahwa mereka melihat malaikat, dan malaikat-malaikat itu berkata bahwa Yesus hidup. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan tatkala mereka itu tiada jumpa mayat-Nya itu, kembalilah mereka itu sambil berkata, bahwa mereka itu sudah nampak suatu penglihatan, yaitu malaekat yang mengatakan: Ia hidup pula. |
| Italian | e non avendo trovato il suo corpo, son venute a dirci di aver avuto anche una visione di angeli, i quali affermano che egli è vivo. |
| Maori | Heoi, i te korenga i kitea e ratou tona tinana, ka hoki mai, ka mea, i kitea ano e ratou he putanga anahera, e ki ana mai kei te ora ia. |
| Norwegian | og da de ikke fant hans legeme, kom de og sa at de hadde sett et syn av engler, som sa at han lever; |
| Portuguese | e, não achando o corpo dele voltaram, declarando que tinham tido uma visão de anjos que diziam estar ele vivo. |
| Rumanian | nu I-au gqsit trupul, wi au venit wi au spus cq ar fi vqzut wi o vedenie de kngeri, cari ziceau cq El este viu. |
| Russian | Й ОЕ ОБЫМЙ ФЕМБ еЗП Й, РТЙДС, УЛБЪЩЧБМЙ, ЮФП ПОЙ ЧЙДЕМЙ Й СЧМЕОЙЕ бОЗЕМПЧ, ЛПФПТЩЕ ЗПЧПТСФ, ЮФП пО ЦЙЧ. |
| Shuar | Túrasha ii nuwa ni iwiarsamunam Yamaí Káshik weriar ni ayashin Wáinkiacharmai. Tura "Yusa suntari Wáinkiaji tura "Jesus iwiaakuiti" Túramji" tiarmai. Nuna tu ujatmakakrin ti Enentáimpraji. |
| Swahili | wasiukute mwili wake. Wakarudi wakasema kwamba walitokewa na malaika waliowaambia kwamba alikuwa hai. |
| Swedish | och icke funnit hans kropp, kommo de igen och sade att de till och med hade sett en änglasyn, och änglarna hade sagt att han levde. |
| Uma | tapi' woto-na uma-pi raruai'. Nculii' -ramo ra'uli' -kakai kampohilo-ra mala'eka to mpo'uli' tuwu' nculii' -imi. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "ANGELS": archangels, evangels, mangels. (additional references) | |
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"ANGELS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agnel, Angal, angas, Angele, angeles, Angelescu, angelism, angello, Angeln, angelo, angelos, angerless, anges, Angjeli, Angold, Angoll, angols, angul, angulus, anjel, Annells, ansel, augelli, aygell, bangels, demi, engels, engelsk, engles, Gandells, gangrels, Ingels, kangols, mangels, nagel, sangals, Vangelis. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ANGELS" (pronounced ā"njulz) |
| 6 | ā" n j u l z | archangels. |
| 4 | -j u l z | cudgels, vigils. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beadles, beagles, beetles, befuddles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, bindles, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, Boodles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, bundles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, candles, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, counterproposals, couples, crackles, cradles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doodles, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, dwindles, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, fiddles, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, handles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, huddles, humbles, hurdles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, idles, idols, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, ladles, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, medals, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, models, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, muddles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, needles, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, noodles, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oodles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, paddles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedals, peddles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, piddles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, poodles, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, puddles, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, riddles, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, saddles, samples, sandals, scalpels, scandals, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, straddles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, supermodels, swindles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, vandals, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: angles, gleans. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-g-l-n-s" | |
-1 letter: angel, angle, elans, gales, glans, glean, glens, lanes, leans, slang. | |
-2 letters: ages, ales, anes, egal, elan, engs, gaen, gaes, gale, gals, gane, gels, gens, glen, lags, lane, lang, lase, lean, leas, legs, lens, nags, sage, sale, sane, sang, seal, slag, snag. | |
-3 letters: age, ale, als, ane, els, eng, ens, gae, gal, gan, gas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-g-l-n-s" | |
+1 letter: angelus, anglers, anlages, bangles, dangles, flanges, galenas, gelants, glances, glandes, jangles, lagends, lagunes, langues, lasagne, leasing, linages, mangels, mangles, sealing, slanged, spangle, tangles, wangles. | |
+2 letters: aligners, allonges, angulose, clangers, congeals, danglers, dealings, eanlings, elapsing, engrails, enlarges, ensilage, euglenas, evangels, fangless, fenagles, finagles, flangers, gainless, galleins, galleons, gamelans, gangrels, gantlets, gasolene, gasoline, gelatins, gellants, generals, genitals, gladdens, gladness, glancers, glanders, glassine, glassmen, gleaners, granules, grapnels, gunwales, halogens, healings, janglers, langleys, langrels, langsyne, languets, larynges, lasagnes, leadings, leanings, leashing, leasings, leavings, lineages, linkages, manglers, melanges, nargiles, pleasing, realigns, seladang, shealing, signaled, signaler, singable, slangier, sleaving, snaglike, spangled, spangles, stealing, strangle, tangelos, tanglers, twangles, wanglers, wrangles, yealings. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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