English Explanatory Dictionary

guardian angel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A tutelary angel watching over a particular person (and sometimes rescuing them) in monotheistic contexts.
A person who benevolently watches over another or rescues them.

Pronunciation

en-au-guardian angel.ogg

Word forms

guardian angel guardian angels

Etymology

guardian + angel

Related words

Derived words

don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly

Translations

Afrikaans: beskermengel Arabic: مَلَاك حَارِس Armenian: պահապան հրեշտակ Chinese Mandarin: 守護天使 /守护天使 Crimean Tatar: qoruyıcı melek Czech: anděl strážný Czech: anděl strážce Danish: skytsengel Dutch: beschermengel Dutch: engelbewaarder Esperanto: gardanĝelo Estonian: kaitseingel Faroese: verndareingil Finnish: suojelusenkeli French: ange gardien German: Schutzengel Greek: φύλακας άγγελος Gujarati: પાલક દેવદૂત Hungarian: őrangyal Indonesian: malaikat pelindung Irish: aingeal coimhdeachta Italian: angelo custode Japanese: 守護天使 Korean: 수호천사 Latin: angelus custōs Māori: anahera kaitiaki Navajo: diyin naalʼaʼí naa áhályánígíí Norwegian Bokmål: skytsengel Norwegian Nynorsk: skytsengel Oromo: ergamaa ayyaanaa Persian: فرشتهٔ نگهبان Plautdietsch: Schutzenjel Polish: Anioł Stróż Portuguese: anjo da guarda Romanian: înger păzitor Russian: а́нгел-храни́тель Serbo-Croatian: анђео чувар Serbo-Croatian: anđeo čuvar Slovak: anjel strážny Spanish: ángel protector Spanish: ángel de la guarda Spanish: ángel custodio Swahili: malaika mlinzi Swedish: skyddsängel Swedish: änglavakt Tagalog: anghel na bantay Tagalog: hilagyo

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