angelic
adjective
an·gel·ic
an-ˈje-lik 
variants
or less commonly angelical
: 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)
James Joycea 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
William Makepeace ThackerayAt 12, Westenra was busking on the streets of Christchurch, singing arias and Bee Gees tunes in an angelic soprano …—Joan Anderman
Joan Anderman
angelically
adverb
smiling angelically
And, oh, how good we were! How angelically and unnaturally good!
—Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Examples of angelic in a Sentence
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Is there a prettier and more angelic flower than peony?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2024
Angel cards are specifically designed to connect practitioners and users with angelic frequencies and divine guidance.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Unlike traditional tarot decks, which draw on a broader spectrum of archetypes and esoteric symbols from various cultures and traditions, angel cards are specifically attuned to angelic energies and divine guidance.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Arguably her most angelic look of all, however, was her cloud-like afro and fresh skin front row at Chloe’s FW18 show in Paris.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 June 2024
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 July 2024
Angel cards are specifically designed to connect practitioners and users with angelic frequencies and divine guidance.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Unlike traditional tarot decks, which draw on a broader spectrum of archetypes and esoteric symbols from various cultures and traditions, angel cards are specifically attuned to angelic energies and divine guidance.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
Arguably her most angelic look of all, however, was her cloud-like afro and fresh skin front row at Chloe’s FW18 show in Paris.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 June 2024
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angelic. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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