angelical adj

1 of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger" [syn: angelic]

2 having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]

3 marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic benificence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" [syn: angelic, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted]

English

Etymology

From angelic + -al.

Adjective

1. Angelic.

References

• "angelical" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
• Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.