angelic

adjective

an·​gel·​ic an-ˈje-lik 

variants or less commonly angelical

an-ˈje-li-kəl 

: 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)

a 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

At 12, Westenra was busking on the streets of Christchurch, singing arias and Bee Gees tunes in an angelic soprano …

—Joan Anderman

angelically

an-ˈje-li-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

smiling angelically

And, oh, how good we were! How angelically and unnaturally good!

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

Examples of angelic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The angelic Falin has been eaten by the Red Dragon, and now her brother, Laios, and friends Marcille and Chilchuck are determined to find the dragon, slay it and rescue her before she can be completely digested. —Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024

This tinted moisturizer that manages to not only even out skin but hydrate for an angelic and natural glow. —Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024

Posted on her socials Thursday (April 4), the snapshot finds the rapper posing in platform heels, a barely-there bikini bottom and an angelic veil held up in the back by two helper doves. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024

More than simply cavernous rooms with angelic acoustics, old churches house hibernating spiritual energies. —Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 4 Apr. 2024

Stepping out at the Los Angeles premiere of her new Netflix TV series Ripley, alongside co-star Andrew Scott, the actor demanded attention with an angelic sartorial moment. —Alex Kessler, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024

Using her angelic voice and signature fiddle, Krauss impresses the entire crowd including Parton, who was an award recipient that year. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024

The murals of angelic luchadors, from artist Sergio Arau, are still up for now, as are the ceiling panels meant to resemble a cascade of flowers. —August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024

Now, designer Mattias Gollin, in collaboration with Timberland Europe, has extended that with these angelic boots with Swarovski crystal adornments and, of course, pearls. —Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above