The difference between Angel and Errand-ghost
When used as nouns, angel means an incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes, whereas errand-ghost means a spirit or spiritual messenger.
Angel is also verb with the meaning: to support by donating money.
check bellow for the other definitions of Angel and Errand-ghost
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Angel as a noun:
An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
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Angel as a noun (Abrahamic tradition):
One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
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Angel as a noun:
A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
Examples:
"You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel."
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Angel as a noun (obsolete):
Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
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Angel as a noun (possibly, obsolete):
An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a .
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Angel as a noun (historical):
An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
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Angel as a noun (military slang, originally, _, [[Royal Air Force]]):
An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
Examples:
"Climb to angels sixty.'' (“ascend to 60,000 feet”)"
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Angel as a noun (colloquial, dated):
An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
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Angel as a noun:
An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.
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Angel as a verb (transitive, slang):
To support by donating money.
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Angel as a noun (informal):
A person who has Angelman syndrome.
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Errand-ghost as a noun (rare, historical):
A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel.
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Errand-ghost as a noun (rare):
Any spirit or ghostly messenger.