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| Abaddon |
in the New Testament, the angel of destruction; Apollyon. [1/2 definitions] |
| angelic |
of, concerning, or consisting of an angel or angels. [2 definitions] |
| annunciation |
(cap.) the angel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary of Jesus Christ's incarnation, or the Christian celebration of this on March 25. [1/2 definitions] |
| Apollyon |
according to the Book of Revelation, a destroying angel who is the king of the evil spirits that will torture those who do not bear the seal of God when the earth is destroyed; Abaddon. |
| Gabriel |
according to the Bible, an angel regarded as a messenger of God and the bearer of good news, who in later writings is referred to as an archangel. |
| halo |
a circle of light shining around the head of a god, an angel, or a saint in a picture. [1/2 definitions] |
| Israel |
according to the Old Testament, the Jewish people collectively as the descendants of Jacob, to whom the name Israel was given after he wrestled with an angel. [1/2 definitions] |
| putto |
(Italian) a young male angel or cupid, often represented in baroque and rococo art. |
| Satan |
in Christian theology and Judaism, the embodiment of evil, adversary of humans, and rival of God, usu. identified with the fallen angel Lucifer; the Devil. |
| seraph |
an angel of the highest order, often pictured as having six wings and attending the Christian God. |
| seraphic |
of or resembling a seraph, an angel of the highest order in Christianity; [2 definitions] |
| Tobit |
in the Apocrypha, a pious exiled Hebrew who is cured of blindness by an angel of God. [1/2 definitions] |
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