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A tutelary angel watching over a particular person (and sometimes rescuing them) in monotheistic contexts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
Examples
- I think your guardian angel was working overtime this week. You're lucky to be unscathed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A person who benevolently watches over another or rescues them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The guy who came upon the accident scene was my guardian angel. He doused the flames and called the paramedics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guardian spirit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: angel
Narrower terms: genius loci, eudemon, eudaemon, good spirit
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
beskermengel
— spirit
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Arabic:
مَلَاك حَارِس
(malāk ḥāris)
— spirit
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Armenian:
պահապան հրեշտակ
(pahapan hreštak)
— spirit
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Chinese Mandarin:
守護天使 /守护天使
(shǒuhù tiānshǐ)
— spirit
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Crimean Tatar:
qoruyıcı melek
— spirit
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Czech:
anděl strážný
— spirit
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Czech:
anděl strážce
— spirit
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Danish:
skytsengel
— spirit
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Dutch:
beschermengel
— spirit
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Dutch:
engelbewaarder
— spirit
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Esperanto:
gardanĝelo
— spirit
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Estonian:
kaitseingel
— spirit
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Faroese:
verndareingil
— spirit
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Finnish:
suojelusenkeli
— spirit
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French:
ange gardien
— spirit
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German:
Schutzengel
— spirit
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Greek:
φύλακας άγγελος
(fýlakas ángelos)
— spirit
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Gujarati:
પાલક દેવદૂત
(pālak devdūt)
— spirit
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Hungarian:
őrangyal
— spirit
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Indonesian:
malaikat pelindung
— spirit
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Irish:
aingeal coimhdeachta
— spirit
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Italian:
angelo custode
— spirit
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Japanese:
守護天使
(shugotenshi)
— spirit
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Korean:
수호천사
(suhocheonsa)
— spirit
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Latin:
angelus custōs
— spirit
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Māori:
anahera kaitiaki
— spirit
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Navajo:
diyin naalʼaʼí naa áhályánígíí
— spirit
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Norwegian Bokmål:
skytsengel
— spirit
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
skytsengel
— spirit
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Oromo:
ergamaa ayyaanaa
— spirit
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Persian:
فرشتهٔ نگهبان
(ferešte-ye negahbân)
— spirit
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Plautdietsch:
Schutzenjel
— spirit
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Polish:
Anioł Stróż
— spirit
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Portuguese:
anjo da guarda
— spirit
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Romanian:
înger păzitor
— spirit
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Russian:
а́нгел-храни́тель
(ángel-xranítelʹ)
— spirit
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Serbo-Croatian:
анђео чувар
— spirit
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Serbo-Croatian:
anđeo čuvar
— spirit
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Slovak:
anjel strážny
— spirit
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Spanish:
ángel protector
— spirit
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Spanish:
ángel de la guarda
— spirit
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Spanish:
ángel custodio
— spirit
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Swahili:
malaika mlinzi
— spirit
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Swedish:
skyddsängel
— spirit
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Swedish:
änglavakt
— spirit
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Tagalog:
anghel na bantay
— spirit
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Tagalog:
hilagyo
— spirit
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Tamil:
காவல் தேவதை
(kāval tēvatai)
— spirit
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Turkish:
koruyucu melek
— spirit
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Uyghur:
قوغدىغۇچى پەرىشتە
(qoghdighuchi perishte)
— spirit
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Vietnamese:
thiên thần hộ mệnh.
— spirit
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Chinese Mandarin:
守護天使 /守护天使
(shǒuhù tiānshǐ)
— person
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Finnish:
suojelija
— person
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French:
ange gardien
— person
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Greek:
φύλακας άγγελος
(fýlakas ángelos)
— person
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Hungarian:
őrangyal
— person
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Polish:
anioł stróż
— person
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Portuguese:
anjo da guarda
— person
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Slovak:
anjel strážny
— person
