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a cosmic bureaucrat with wings, mostly remembered for telling people not to panic
means A spiritual being, usually depicted with wings, that serves as a messenger or guardian in many religious traditions — or, by extension, a person of striking kindness or a financial backer of a risky venture.
from From the Greek 'angelos,' meaning simply 'messenger,' which is exactly what these beings were originally hired to do. It traveled into Latin as 'angelus,' then into Old English as 'engel,' before settling into its modern spelling. The 'investor' sense is far younger, born in the world of Broadway theatre, where wealthy patrons who bankrolled productions were nicknamed 'angels' for swooping in to save shows from financial doom.
- first words
- Biblical angels usually open with do not be afraid
- wing count
- seraphim have six, using two just to fly
- ranks
- nine choirs, an actual celestial org chart
- name
- means messenger, not glowing baby cherub
- the fall
- Lucifer was an angel before the demotion
angel falls — world's highest uninterrupted waterfall at 979 meters in venezuela
charlie's angels — tv series that premiered in 1976 with farrah fawcett, kate jackson, and jaclyn smith
los angeles — second-largest city in the united states with 3.9 million people