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Angel vs Anger - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between angel and anger

is that angel is attendant spirit; genius; demon while anger is pain or stinging.

As nouns the difference between angel and anger

is that angel is a divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity while anger is a strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.

As verbs the difference between angel and anger

is that angel is to support by donating money while anger is to cause such a feeling of antagonism.

As a proper noun Angel

is a given name derived from Ancient Greek used since 16th century, from Latin Angelus or an anglicized spelling of Ángel.

angel

English

(wikipedia angel)

Alternative forms

* aynjel (Jamaican English)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A divine and supernatural messenger from a deity, or other divine entity.
  • * Ben Jonson
  • The dear good angel of the Spring, / The nightingale.
  • (Abrahamic tradition) The lowest order of angels, below virtues.
  • A selfless person.
  • You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel .
  • (military slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
  • Climb to angels sixty.
  • An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.
  • A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.
  • * Bible, Rev. ii. 1
  • Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write.
  • (obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (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.
  • Synonyms

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    Hyponyms

    * cherub, minion, power, principality, seraph, throne

    Derived terms

    * angel's dram * angelfish * angelic * angel of death * angel of mercy * angelology * archangel * guardian angel * fallen angel

    Descendants

    * Hawaiian:

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) To support by donating money.
  • * {{quote-journal, year=1984
  • , title=American Magazine , volume=118 citation , page=88 , passage=You've got to come to Chicago to meet Duell, and see Wilson, who's going to angel the show.}}

    Anagrams

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    anger

    English

    (wikipedia anger)

    Noun

  • A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
  • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger , leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
  • (obsolete) Pain or stinging.
  • * {{quote-book, 1660, , 3= Mensa mystica, page=322, year_published=1717
  • , passage=It heals the Wounds that Sin hath made; and takes away the Anger of the Sore;
  • * Temple
  • I made the experiment, setting the moxa where the greatest anger and soreness still continued.

    Synonyms

    * (strong feeling of antagonism) * See also

    Derived terms

    () * angerful * angerless * angry * anger management * in anger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause such a feeling of antagonism.
  • Don't anger me.
  • To become angry.
  • You anger too easily.

    Synonyms

    * (to cause anger) enrage, infuriate; annoy, vex, grill, displease; aggravate, irritate * (to become angry) get angry (see angry for more)

    References

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