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Definition: Guardian Angel |
Guardian AngelNoun1. An angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Mining | A warning device affixed to the roof or back of a mine that automatically displays a visual indication when rock displacement begins.See also:safety light. (references) |
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The English physician and philosopher Sir Thomas Browne (1605-82) wrote:
The Religion of a Physician or Religio Medici was placed upon the Papal index in 1645 as forbidden reading for Catholics.
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Synonym: Guardian AngelSynonym: guardian spirit (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Angel | Noun: angel, archangel; guardian angel; heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God; seraph, seraphim; cherub, cherubim. |
Auxiliary | Friend in need, Jack at a pinch, deus ex machina, guardian angel, tutelary genius. |
Benefactor | Noun: benefactor, savior, good genius, tutelary saint, guardian angel, good Samaritan; pater patriae; salt of the earth; (good man); auxiliary. |
Safety | Safe-conduct, escort, convoy; guard, shield; (defense); guardian angel; tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint; genius loci. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | I'm your guardian angel. (Wired; writing credit: Earl Mac Rauch) My sex change operation got botched; my guardian angel fell asleep on the watch; now all I got is a Barbie doll crotch; I've got an angry inch! (Hedwig and the Angry Inch; writing credit: John Cameron Mitchell; Stephen Trask) My guardian angel. (Alias; writing credit: Robert Soulé; Henri de Turenne) | |
Lyrics | Like a guardian angel, constant and true. (I Will Always Be With You; performing artist: Sheena Easton) | |
Clever | Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | His Guardian Angel (1916) O'Hara as a Guardian Angel (1913) The Guardian Angel (1912) | |
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| Language | Translations for "guardian angel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | beskermengel (guardian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | engjëll mbrojtës (genius). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ملاك حارس. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ангел хранител. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | andìl strážný. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | genius (genius), schutsengel, beschermengel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | gardanĝelo, protektspirito. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | suojelusenkeli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ange gardien (Guardian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | schutzengel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | õrangyal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | angelo custode. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 守護天使 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅ"て"し. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uardiangay angelay anjodaguarda. (various references) ангел-хранитель. (various references) anđeo čuvar. (various references) ángel custodio. (various references) skyddsängel. (various references) เทพที่คุ้มครองเมื่อยามตกอยู่ในอันตราย. (various references) koruyucu melek (genius, life saver). (various references) ангел-хранитель. (various references) angel gwarcheidiol. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Guardian Angel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: guardine angel. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-e-g-g-i-l-n-n-r-u" | |
-3 letters: garlanding, laundering. | |
-4 letters: dangering, deranging, engarland, enlarging, gandering, gardening, laagering, neuralgia, rangeland, unaligned, underlain, underling, unleading. | |
-5 letters: adularia, anearing, angeling, angering, dangling, deluging, dragline, drainage, enduring, enraging, gangland, gangliar, ganglier, gardenia, geranial, gleaning, gnarling, grueling, guardian, guarding, indulger, inlander, ladening, lagering, langrage, language, leaguing, learning, lunarian, regaling, regluing, unageing, undaring, ungenial, unlading, unnailed. | |
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