angelic

adjective

an·gel·ic an-ˈje-lik

variants or less commonly angelical

an-ˈje-li-kəl

Synonyms of angelic next

: 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

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This and other pieces of art and decor throughout the space — including an angelic sculpture surrounded by French horns — give a nod to the women behind the organization. —

Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024 The Hallmark star, 42, steps into the classic role of Mrs. Miracle, an angelic character created by bestselling author Debbie Macomber, in the channel's Joyful Mrs. Miracle, airing Thanksgiving night as part of Countdown to Christmas. —

Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Sauron spends the bulk of the season in the guise of an angelic visitor named Annatar, working with Celebrimbor to create the Seven Rings of Power for Dwarves and the Nine Rings for Men. —

Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 Declan’s feckless wife, Maud (Victoria Smurfit); his angelic elder daughter, Taggie (Bella Maclean); and his younger daughter, Caitlin (Catriona Chandler), all immediately fall for Rupert, whose ancestral manor house is located just a couple of fields away. —

Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for angelic