angelomorphic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the form of an angel; representing a specified person or object in such a manner.

Word forms

angelomorphic

Etymology

From angel + -o- + -morphic. First attested in the 19th century, but popularised after the 1950s on the basis of French angélomorphique as used in the work of Jean Daniélou.

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