angelic

adjective

an·​gel·​ic an-ˈje-lik 

variants or less commonly angelical

an-ˈje-li-kəl 

: of or relating to angels

angelic forms

For even they, the very devils, when they sinned, sinned by such a sin as alone was compatible with such angelical natures …

—James Joyce

: resembling, or suggestive of, an angel (as in purity, holiness, innocence, or beauty)

a sweet, angelic child

an angelic voice/smile

When women are brooding over their children, or busied in a sick-room, who has not seen in their faces those sweet angelic beams of love and pity?

—William Makepeace Thackeray

At 12, Westenra was busking on the streets of Christchurch, singing arias and Bee Gees tunes in an angelic soprano …

—Joan Anderman

angelically

an-ˈje-li-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

smiling angelically

And, oh, how good we were! How angelically and unnaturally good!

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

Examples of angelic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Maybe some Christmas tree green, or an angelic silver? —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025

When the assassin first meets with Weaver’s character at a restaurant, the circular lighting fixtures, in conjunction with how Hirsch Whitaker frames them, suggests angelic halos floating above the criminals’ heads — fitting (if a bit obvious) in the story of a bad guy trying to do the right thing. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Dec. 2025

Ready to channel some angelic energy this holiday season? —Grace McCarty, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2025

Her angelic, featherlight, now instantly recognizable vocals supply their own kind of soothing high. —Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for angelic

• allelic
• philatelic
• psychedelic
• relic
• telic