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

  1. 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.

  2. Angel as a noun (Abrahamic tradition):

    One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.

  3. 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."

  4. Angel as a noun (obsolete):

    Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

  5. Angel as a noun (possibly, obsolete):

    An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a .

  6. 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.

  7. 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”)"

  8. Angel as a noun (colloquial, dated):

    An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.

  9. 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.

  1. Angel as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To support by donating money.

  1. Angel as a noun (informal):

    A person who has Angelman syndrome.

  1. Errand-ghost as a noun (rare, historical):

    A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel.

  2. Errand-ghost as a noun (rare):

    Any spirit or ghostly messenger.

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