different between angelic vs saintly

English

Alternative forms

• angelick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English angelik, aungillik, aungellike, (also angellich, aungellich > English angelly), from Old English an?el??, engell??, englel??, coalescing with Old French angélique, from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (angelikós, “of or for a messenger”), from ??????? (ángelos, “angel”). Equivalent to angel +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n-j?l?-?k, IPA^(key): /æn?d??l?k/

Adjective

angelic (comparative more angelic, superlative most angelic)

1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
2. Very sweet-natured or well-behaved.

   an angelic child

3. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to angelic acid.

   an angelic ester

4. (topology) A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.

Synonyms

• (belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel): angelical, angellike, angelly, heavenly, divine

Derived terms

• angelicness

Translations

Anagrams

• Galenic, galenic

Romanian

Etymology

From French angélique, from Latin angelicus.

Adjective

angelic m or n (feminine singular angelic?, masculine plural angelici, feminine and neuter plural angelice)

1. angelic

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English *saintli (suggested by seyntly (adverb)), equivalent to saint +? -ly. Compare saintlike.

Adjective

saintly (comparative saintlier, superlative saintliest)

1. Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.

   Sophie led a saintly life.

Synonyms

• holy
• pious
• saintlike

Derived terms

• saintlihood
• saintlily
• saintliness

Anagrams

• antsily, nastily