English Explanatory Dictionary

angel's ladder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Jacob's ladder.
  2. A ladder leading to heaven.
  3. A flowering plant of the genus Polemonium.
  4. A ray of sunlight descending from between clouds.
  5. A way to be worthy of heaven; virtue or virtuous living.
  6. A tall, craggy, cliff.
  7. A chain of reasoning or actions that progresses to something sublime.

Word forms

angel's ladder angel's ladders
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