Angel. noun. an·gel ˈān-jəl. 1. : a spiritual being serving God especially as a messenger or as a guardian of human beings.
There is a difference between an angel and the Angel of the Lord: the Angel of the Lord is the only angel appearing continually throughout the Old Testament referring to himself as the Lord and God in the first person, while the other angels mentioned in the scripture reference to the Lord God as a hallowed third ...
1. : a spiritual being serving God especially as a messenger or as a guardian of human beings. 2. : messenger, harbinger. angel of death.