angelic
adjective
an·gel·ic
an-ˈje-lik 
variants
or less commonly angelical
: of or relating to angels
angelic forms
For even they, the very devils, when they sinned, sinned by such a sin as alone was compatible with such angelical natures …—
James Joyce
: resembling, or suggestive of, an angel (as in purity, holiness, innocence, or beauty)
James Joycea sweet, angelic child
an angelic voice/smile
When women are brooding over their children, or busied in a sick-room, who has not seen in their faces those sweet angelic beams of love and pity?—William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace ThackerayAt 12, Westenra was busking on the streets of Christchurch, singing arias and Bee Gees tunes in an angelic soprano …—Joan Anderman
Joan Anderman
angelically
adverb
smiling angelically
And, oh, how good we were! How angelically and unnaturally good!
—Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
If new-age music is angelic but unbeholden to any religious dogma, Sunn O))) is demonic in the same way.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Last October Bailey, 26, showcased her angelic alto-soprano on debut solo album Love?
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
While Ortiz credits Walter Mercado as one of their earliest and most angelic gender nonconforming roots, they were first introduced to the world of drag kings in 2016 when asked to perform at Them Fatale, a local king show that raises funds for LGBTQ charities.
—Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
If new-age music is angelic but unbeholden to any religious dogma, Sunn O))) is demonic in the same way.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Last October Bailey, 26, showcased her angelic alto-soprano on debut solo album Love?
—Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
While Ortiz credits Walter Mercado as one of their earliest and most angelic gender nonconforming roots, they were first introduced to the world of drag kings in 2016 when asked to perform at Them Fatale, a local king show that raises funds for LGBTQ charities.
—Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angelic. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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