angels

n. spirit servant of God (usually shown as having wings and a halo)

An angel (Lat. angelus, pl. angeli) is a supernatural being found in many religions. In Christianity,  Islam,  Judaism, and Zoroastrianism, angels, as attendants or guardians to man, typically act as messengers from God. Angelology (from Greek: aγγελος, angel, "angel"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is a branch of theology that deals with a hierarchical system of angels, messengers, celestial powers or emanations, and the study of these systems. It primarily relates to Kabbalistic Judaism and Christianity, where it is one of the ten major branches of theology, albeit an often neglected one.
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Noun
1. spiritual being attendant upon God
(hypernym) spiritual being, supernatural being
(hyponym) archangel
(member-holonym) celestial hierarchy
(part-meronym) wing
2. person of exceptional holiness
(synonym) saint, holy man, holy person
(hypernym) good person
(hyponym) Buddha
3. invests in a theatrical production
(synonym) backer
(hypernym) patron, sponsor, supporter

n. stinger, organ or part that stings; fishhook, hook used to catch fish

[Judaic] In many religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam, it is believed that between God and mankind there are intermediary beings, called angels. They are bodiless entities that perform certain tasks for God and are commonly thought of as the messengers of God. Angels are good spirits, unlike their counterparts the demons. They are usually portrayed as having a human form, being dressed in long, white clothes, surrounded by a bright light and with long, swanlike wings. They were portrayed thus by artists, often on Church command, to alert the faithful that angels are more than human. There are cases, however, where angels appeared as ordinary men and were mistaken as such (the story of Lot, for instance). In the Old Testament angels play a prominent role as the messengers from God. Also in the Old Testament the leading demon, Satan, is introduced. However, it was not until the New Testament that Satan was portrayed as Lucifer, the first of the fallen angels to rebel against God. ...
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