Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral PowersSection V. Religious Affections
1. Superhuman Beings and Regions
977. [Beneficent Spirits.] Angel.
NOUN:ANGEL, archangel, Messenger of God, guardian angel, ministering spirits, invisible helpers, Choir Invisible, heavenly host, host of heaven, sons of God; morning star; saint.[CELESTIAL HIERARCHY OF PSEUDO-DIONYSIUS] (1) Seraphim (sing. seraph, E. pl. seraphs), Cherubim (sing. cherub, E. pl. cherubs; cherubim or cherubin are often treated as sing.), Thrones; (2) Dominions, Virtues, Powers; (3) Principalities, Archangels, Angels.
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel, Jophiel, Zadkiel; Abdiel, Azrael.
MADONNA, Our Lady, Notre Dame [F.], Holy Mary, The Virgin, The Blessed Virgin, The Virgin Mary; Dei Mater [L.], Mother of God; Regina Cæli [L.], Queen of Heaven; Regina Angelorum [L.], Queen of Angels; Stella Maris [L.], Star of the Sea; Mater Dolorosa [L.]; Zion’s Lily; Alma Mater Redemptoris, Virgo Gloriosa, Virgo Sponsa Dei, Virgo Potens, Virgo Veneranda, Virgo Prædicanda, Virgo Clemens, Virgo Sapientissima, Sanc’a Virgo Virginum [all L.]; La Vergine Gloriosa [It.]; La Grande Vierge [F.].
ADJECTIVE:ANGELIC, seraphic, cherubic, archangelic.
QUOTATIONS:
- Are they not all ministering spirits?—Bible
- And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!—Hamlet
- Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep.—Paradise Lost
- Ave, maris stella, Dei Mater Alma, Atque semper Virgo, Felix cæli porta.—hymn