*angel*

n. Existence or state of angels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. angelet. ] A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel. Eng. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

. See under Angel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being an angel; angelic nature. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Angelica. ] (Chem.) Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether. [ 1913 Webster ]

Angelic acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Angelic. ] (Bot.) 1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica. [ 1913 Webster ]

Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. angelicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. angélique. ] 1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. “Angelic harps.” Thomson.“Angelical actions.” Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; as, an angelic smile.
Syn. -- angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; as, angelic benificence.
Syn. -- angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. Eadie. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Like an angel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make like an angel; to angelize. [ Obs. ] Farindon (1647). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic. [ 1913 Webster ]

It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man. W. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & adv. Resembling an angel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; service, worship. ] Worship paid to angels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. angelus, Gr. &unr_; + -logy. ] A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels. [ 1913 Webster ]

The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; to appear. ] The actual appearance of an angel to man. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. angelot, LL. angelotus, angellotus, dim. of angelus. See Angel. ] 1. A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused. Johnson. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell. (b) The Angelus bell. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos: cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref., and Angel. ] 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. archangélique. ] Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That can not be changed; constant; as, a changeless purpose.

-- Change"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Change + -ling. ] 1. One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of another, as a child exchanged by fairies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such, men do changelings call, so changed by fairies' theft. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The changeling [ a substituted writing ] never known. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A simpleton; an idiot. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Changelings and fools of heaven, and thence shut out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wildly we roam in discontent about. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One apt to change; a waverer. “Fickle changelings.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Taken or left in place of another; changed. “A little changeling boy.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Given to change; inconstant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some are so studiously changeling. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not angelical. [ R. ] “Disangelical nature.” Coventry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. évangile, L. evangelium, Gr. e'yagge`lion good news, glad tidings, gospel, fr. e'ya`ggelos bringing good news; e'y^ well + 'a`ggelein to bear a message. See Eu-, and Angel and cf. Evangely. ] Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel. Whittier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rendering thanks for favors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. evangelicus, Gr. e'yaggeliko`s: cf. F. évangélique. See Evangel. ] Belonging to, or contained in, the gospel; evangelical. “Evangelic truth.” J. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preëminently orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of “Justification by Faith alone;” the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religious bodies not regarded as orthodox. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Having or characterized by a zealous, crusading enthusiasm for a cause. [ PJC ]

5. Adhering to a form of Christianity characterized by a conservative interpretation of the bible, but disavowing the label 'bdfundamentalist`'b8. [ PJC ]

Evangelical Alliance, an alliance for mutual strengthening and common work, comprising Christians of different denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool, England, in 1845. --
Evangelical Church. (a) The Protestant Church in Germany. (b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and Calvinists in Germany in 1817. --
Evangelical Union, a religious sect founded in Scotland in 1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also Morisonians. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of evangelical principles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an evangelical manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being evangelical. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. Evangelical principles; evangelism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Evangelicism. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. Same as evangelize. [ Chiefly Brit. ] [ PJC ]

n. The preaching or promulgation of the gospel. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. évangéliste, L. evangelista, fr. Gr. e'yaggelisth`s. ] A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines. Specifically: (a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher. (b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed to arouse to immediate repentance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might claim the title though there were many evangelists who were not Apostles. Plumptre. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. evangelistarium. ] A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in divine service. Porson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the four evangelists; designed or fitted to evangelize; evangelical; as, evangelistic efforts. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized. [ 1913 Webster ]

The work of Christ's ministers is evangelization. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To preach the gospel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. evangelized p. pr. & vb. n. evangelizing . [ F. évangélisre, LL. evangelizare, fr. Gr. e'yaggeli`zesqai. ] 1. To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world. [ 1913 Webster ]

His apostles whom he sends
To evangelize the nations. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: [ metaphorical ] To preach and attempt to convert (people) to one's firmly held belief. [ PJC ]

n. Evangel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., corrupted fr. mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root. ] (Bot.) A kind of large field beet (Beta macrorhiza), used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary beet. See Beet. [ Written also mangold-wurzel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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prop. adj. Of or pertaining to Michelangelo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>prop. n. Michelangelo Buonarroti, renowned Italian painter, sculptor and architect; 1475-1564. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Born Michelagnolo Buonarroti at Caprese, March 6, 1475: died at Rome, Feb. 18, 1564. A famous Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He came of an ancient but poor Florentine family. He was apprenticed to the painter Ghirlandajo April 1, 1488, and with other boys from the atelier began soon after to study the antique marbles collected by Lorenzo de' Medici in the garden of San Marco. Lorenzo discovered him there, and in 1489 took him into his palace, where he had every opportunity for improvement and study. The Centaur relief in the Casa Buonarroti was made at this time, at the suggestion of Angelo Poliziano. In 1491 he came under the influence of Savonarola, whom he always held in great reverence. In 1492 Lorenzo died, and Michelangelo's intimate relations with the Medici family terminated. In 1493 he made a large wooden crucifix for the prior of S. Spirito, and with the assistance of the prior began the profound study of anatomy in which he delighted. Before the expulsion of the Medici he fled to Bologna, where he was soon engaged upon the Arca di San Domenico begun by Niccolo Pisano in 1265, to which he added the well-known kneeling angel of Bologna. He was probably much influenced by the reliefs of Della Quercia about the door of San Petronio: two of these he afterward imitated in the Sistine chapel. In 1495 he returned to Florence, when he is supposed to have made the San Giovannino in the Berlin Museum. From 1496 to 1501 he lived in Rome. To this period are attributed the Bacchus of the Bargello and the Cupid of the South Kensington Museum. The most important work of this time is the Pietà di San Pietro (1408). In 1501 he returned to Florence, and Sept. 18 began the great David of the Signoria, made from a block of marble abandoned by Agostino di Duccio, which was placed in position May 18, 1504. The two roundels of the Madonna and Child in Burlington House and the Bargello were probably made then, and also the picture of the Holy Family in the Uffizi. In 1503 Piero Soderini, gonfaloniere, projected two frescos for the Sala Grande of the Palazzo Vecchio. The commission for one was given to Leonardo da Vinci, that for the other to Michelangelo in 1504. For it he prepared the great cartoon of the Battle of Cascina, an incident in the war with Pisa when, July 28, 1364, a band of 400 Florentines were attacked while bathing by Sir John Hawkwood's English troopers. This cartoon contained 288 square feet of surface, and was crowded with nude figures in every position. It had, probably, more influence upon the art of the Renaissance than any other single work. To about this time may be attributed the beginning of his poetic creations, of the multitude of which undoubtedly written a few only have come down to us. In Nov., 1505, he was called to Rome by Pope Julius II. to design his mausoleum, the history of which runs through the entire life of the master. Repeated designs and repeated attempts to carry them out were made, only to be frustrated by the successors of the great Pope. The matter finally ended in the reign of Paul III. by the placing in San Pietro in Vincoli of the statue of Moses surrounded by mediocre works finished by Raffaello da Montelupo and others. The Two Captives of the Louvre are part of the work as originally designed. In the spring of 1506 he assisted in the discovery of the Laocoon in the palace of Titus. His favorite antique was the Belvedere Torso, supposed to be a copy of the Hercules Epitrapezius of Lysippus. In April, 1506, probably as a result of the intrigues of Bramante, he was forced to abandon Rome for Florence. In the autumn he joined the Pope at Bologna, and made (1506-07) the bronze statue of Julius which stood over the door of San Petronio and was destroyed in 1511. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was begun early in 1508, and finished in Oct., 1512. Julius II. died Feb. 21, 1513, and was succeeded by Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici, son of the great Lorenzo, as Leo X, Michelangelo was diverted from the tomb of Julius by Leo, and employed from 1517 to 1520 in an abortive attempt to build the façade of San Lorenzo in Florence, and in developing the quarries of Carrara and Seravezza. In 1520 he began, by order of Cardinal Giulio de' Medici, the sacristy of San Lorenzo and the tombs of Giuliano and Lorenzo de' Medici with the famous reclining figures on the sarcophagi, perhaps the most thoroughly characteristic of all his works. Leo X. was succeeded by Adrian VI. in 1521, and he in turn by Giulio de' Medici as Clement VII. in 1523. On April 6, 1529, Michelangelo was appointed "governor and procurator-general over the construction and fortification of the city walls" in Florence. On Sept. 21, 1529, occurred his unexplained flight to Venice. He returned Nov. 20 of the same year, and was engaged in the defense of the city until its capitulation, Aug. 12, 1530. Before the end of the year 1534 he left Florence, never to return. The statues of the sacristy, including the Madonna and Child, were arranged after his departure. Alessandro Farnese succeeded Clement VII. as Paul III., Oct., 1534. The Last Judgment was begun about Sept. 1, 1535, and finished before Christmas, 1541. Michelangelo's friendship for Vittoria Colonna began about 1538. (See Colonna, Vittoria.) The frescos of the Pauline Chapel were painted between 1542 and 1549. They represent the conversion of St. Paul and the martyrdom of St. Peter. He succeeded Antonio da Sangallo in 1546 in the offices which he held, and became architect of St Peter's Jan. 1, 1547. From this time until his death he worked on the church without compensation. The dome alone was completed with any regard to his plans. [ Century Dict. 1906 ]

adv. 1. As something foreign, or not one's own; in a manner adapted to something foreign and strange. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In the manner of one who does not know another; distantly; reservedly; coldly. [ 1913 Webster ]

You all look strangely on me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I do in justice charge thee . . .
That thou commend it strangely to some place
Where chance may nurse or end it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite surprise or wonder; wonderfully. [ 1913 Webster ]

How strangely active are the arts of peace! Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

It would strangely delight you to see with what spirit he converses. Law. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Superior to the angels in nature or rank. [ R. ] Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tangerine + pomelo. ] A hybrid between the tangerine orange and the grapefruit, or pomelo; also, the fruit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]