Angel: Definition and part of speech

Angel

n. An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.
n. A messenger.
n. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God’s messengers.
n. One of a class of “fallen angels;” an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.
n. A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.
n. Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
n. An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

n. A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.
n. A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.
n. An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused.

a. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.

n. The candied leaf stalks of angelica.
n. An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.