ANGELS. An introductory overview of the term "angel" in a historical and religious context necessitates a preliminary discussion of the limits and context of this word, which has become deeply entrenched in Western culture. If it is...
A term which likens the person being addressed to a spiritual being who acts as a divine messenger, if one interprets it literally, that is. More usually it reflects the speaker’s reaction to the charm and innocence of the other person, who is...
Divine messenger. Angels appear in various Biblical stories (e.g. at *Abraham’s *sacrifice of Isaac, to *Jacob in a dream and to *Balaam’s donkey). They are mentioned in the *prophetic books, in the *Apocrypha, the *Midrash, the *Talmud and...
A young angel, an old devil. (French) Nowadays you must go to Heaven to meet an angel. (Polish) Time was when angels walked the earth, now they are not even in Heaven. (Yiddish) When an angel turns bad, it is worse than the Devil. (German) When the...
An angel (from Greek: άγγελος, angelos, "messenger", pl. άγγελοι) is a supernatural being found in many religions. In Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism, angels, as attendants or guardians to man, typically act as messengers...
