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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28 June 2026
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That same year, Jim Hubbard’s Elegy in the Streets featured Rollerena as an almost angelic presence.
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24 June 2026
An early example of internet-viral fame, the then-47-year-old unemployed charity worker from rural Scotland delighted viewers and judges with her powerful, angelic voice and charm.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
One of her first major events saw Swift in this angelic empire-waist gown, worn to pick up her trophy for Best New Female Vocalist.
—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
That same year, Jim Hubbard’s Elegy in the Streets featured Rollerena as an almost angelic presence.
—
Emilie Hardman,
JSTOR Daily,
24 June 2026
An early example of internet-viral fame, the then-47-year-old unemployed charity worker from rural Scotland delighted viewers and judges with her powerful, angelic voice and charm.
—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Angelic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angelic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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