LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

angelicus

angelicus (feminine angelica, neuter angelicum)
Classical[aŋˈɡɛ.lɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[an̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.li.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or pertaining to angels; angelic
    Sicut ergo, cum uitium oculorum dicitur caecitas, id ostenditur, quod ad naturam oculorum pertinet uisus; et cum uitium aurium dicitur surditas, ad earum naturam pertinere demonstratur auditus: ita, cum uitium creaturae angelicae dicitur, quo non adhaeret Deo, hinc apertissime declaratur, eius naturae ut Deo adhaereat conuenire.As, then, when we say that blindness is a defect of the eyes, we prove that sight belongs to the nature of the eyes; and when we say that deafness is a defect of the ears, hearing is thereby proved to belong to their nature;—so, when we say that it is a fault of the angelic creature that it does not cleave to God, we hereby most plainly declare that it pertained to its nature to cleave to God.412 CE – 426 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, De civitate Dei 12.1

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeangelicusangelicaangelicum
genitiveangelicīangelicaeangelicī
dativeangelicōangelicaeangelicō
accusativeangelicumangelicamangelicum
ablativeangelicōangelicāangelicō
vocativeangeliceangelicaangelicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeangelicīangelicaeangelica
genitiveangelicōrumangelicārumangelicōrum
dativeangelicīsangelicīsangelicīs
accusativeangelicōsangelicāsangelica
ablativeangelicīsangelicīsangelicīs
vocativeangelicīangelicaeangelica

angĕlĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἀγγελικός (suitable or pertaining to messengers).
I. Angelicum metrum, a dactylic measure (so called on account of its rapidity of movement), Diom. p. 512 P.; Victor. p. 2531 P. —
II. Belonging to angels, angelic: habens vultum angelicum, * Vulg. Jud. 13, 6: panes, Prud. Tetr. 11.

Origins

Late Latin; from angelus (“angel”) + -icus.

Descendants
  • Catalanangèlic
  • Italianangelico
  • Frenchangéliquefrom Old French angélique
  • Englishangelicfrom Old French angélique
  • Portugueseangélico
  • Spanishangélico
  • Malteseanġelikufrom Italian angelico
  • TranslingualAngelica

In English words that came into English from angelicus

  • angelicangelicus
  • angelicalangelicus

Quick answers

What does angelicus mean in Latin?
angelicus, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to angels; angelic”.
How do you pronounce angelicus?
In classical Latin, [aŋˈɡɛ.lɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an̠ʲˈd͡ʒɛː.li.kus].