angels

1. Spirits who live in heaven with God; also the devils of hell , who are angels fallen from goodness. In the Bible (see also Bible ), angels are often sent to Earth , sometimes with a human appearance, to bring the messages of God to people, to guide and protect them, or to execute God's punishments. ( See Abraham and Isaac , Annunciation , cherubim , Daniel in the lions' den , Gabriel , Jacob's ladder , Lot's wife , Lucifer , Michael , Passover (see also Passover ), plagues of Egypt , Satan , and Sodom and Gomorrah .)

Idioms and Phrases

see fools rush in where angels fear to tread ; on the side of the angels .

Example Sentences

“My little angels, we have finally found you” one family friend, David Garcia, wrote online.

From BBC

In the Book of Revelations, Michael and his army of angels cast Satan and his minions out of heaven.

From Los Angeles Times

A place where the better angels of our nature have been outmatched by the dark impulses of hatred and fear.

From Los Angeles Times

The mother of two boys killed in a car crash on the M6 has said she is heartbroken at the deaths of her "beloved angels".

From BBC

Sex workers populate his movies, their lives treated with dignity without patronizingly reducing these characters to flawless angels.

From Los Angeles Times