ETYM AS. aengel, engel, influenced by Old Fren. angele, angle, French ange. Both the AS. and the Old Fren. words are from Latin angelus, Greek aggelos messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.
1. Invests in a theatrical production; SYN. backer.
2. Spiritual being attendant upon God.
Créature purement spirituelle, qu'on représente sous la figure humaine, avec des ailes.
The highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally; Also called: Angel Falls.
In Jewish, Christian, and Muslim belief, a supernatural being intermediate between God and humans. The Christian hierarchy has nine orders, from the top down: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones (who contemplate God and reflect his glory), Dominations, Virtues, Powers (who regulate the stars and the universe), Principalities, Archangels, and Angels (who minister to humanity). In traditional Catholic belief every human being has a guardian angel. The existence of angels was reasserted by Pope John Paul II 1986.