An'gel, n.
n. [Lat. angelus, Gr. ἄγγελος, messenger, a messenger of God, an angel, from ἀγγέλλειν, to bear a message, to announce; A-S. angel, engel, Ger., D., Dan., Sw. engel, Pr. & Sp. angel, It. angelo, Fr. ange, Pg. anjo.]
Sense 1. A messenger. [Rare.]
The dear good angel of the Spring. The nightingale. B. Jonson.
Sense 2. A spirit, or a spiritual being, employed by God to communicate his will to man; a ministering spirit. Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell. Shak.
Sense 3. An evil spirit. “The angel of the bottomless pit.” Rev. ix. 11.
Sense 4. (Numis.) An ancient gold coin of England, worth about ten shillings, and bearing the figure of an angel. Brande.