ANGELICAL Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

angelic

adjective

variants or angelical

Definition of angelic

as in beatific

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as in cherubic

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Recent Examples of angelic An early example of internet-viral fame, the then-47-year-old unemployed charity worker from rural Scotland delighted viewers and judges with her powerful, angelic voice and charm. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 May 2026 One lucky superyacht owner just got a rather angelic delivery. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 May 2026 This angelic and sculptural top captures exactly that feeling — evoking the delicate shape of butterfly or bird wings while balancing drama with softness. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 And when Sherman Harrison heard his daughter’s angelic voice, all bets were off. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for angelic

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Adjective

The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.

— Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
On the set that was apparently once a Jehovah’s Witness Headquarters, Lineker was beatific, anointing the next generation.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Definition of beatific

Adjective

Varsha is a pretty, cherubic girl with nut-brown eyes, short black braids and a sparkling smile that lights up her whole face.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
And for anyone who follows mom-fluencers online, with their perfect kitchens, nutritious meals, cherubic offspring and seemingly perfect lives.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Definition of cherubic

Adjective

The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Everyone gets a happy ending, from Richie’s first flight to Tina’s promotion to Marcus’ resolution with his dad to Ebra’s franchise plan to Natalie’s blissful work-life balance.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

Definition of blissful

Adjective

Its blends are built around protein, supplements and ingredients designed to do more than the old high-street formula of fruit, yoghurt and a sprinkle of something vaguely virtuous.

— Lela London, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of virtuous

Adjective

The Egyptians possess one transcendent player – Mohamed Salah – who is a few years past his best.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Here in Tamil Nadu, reality was—still is—perceived to reside not in the physical world but in the relationship between that world and the transcendent realm of Siva and Vishnu, two great gods of the Tamil country.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Definition of transcendent

Adjective

That moral point also happens to be hard-nosed business logic.

— Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
But what had happened was—because people like me had kept quiet in the name of coalition politics for so long, when the break came and when the moral test came, when Newtown came.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

Some participants even characterize their experiences as transcendental, ecstatic, or spiritual.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
But in Soni’s careful translation, the repetitions and subtle variation of Verma’s poems also achieve a haunting, transcendental resonance.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Definition of transcendental

Adjective

Swift, on the other hand, can follow up in a matter of minutes, acting as NASA’s first responder in space when celestial objects flare with activity.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Hipparcos was the first space mission devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of celestial positions and distances.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026

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