Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angelomorphic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-gelo-mor-phic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"Other early Christian texts describe Christ in angelomorphic or angelic categories. For instance, in the Pseudo-Clementines Christ is ascribed the role of an archangel and becomes identified with Michael […]"
"This larger theological articulation results in a quasi-Trinitarian structure of the divine world, featuring the Father, the Son/Spirit, and the angelomorphic Spirit."
"For Fletcher-Louis the sectarian use of angelic descriptors (angelomorphic language) in reference to the high priest strongly implies an angelic transformation such that the priest is both “functionally and ontologically angelic”."

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.

Origin

Source language: French
First known use: First attested in the 19th century

Word Breakdown

Root: angélomorphique

Questions

What does angelomorphic mean?: Having the form of an angel; representing a specified person or object in such a manner.
Where does angelomorphic come from?: It is traced to French. First known use: First attested in the 19th century.

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