English → Latin
“angel” in Latin
angelusangel; messengeramoenitāspleasantness, pleasurableness, delightfulness, loveliness, agreeableness, charmangelicusOf or pertaining to angels; angeliccaelestiscelestial, of or in the heavens, heavenly; divine, of the gods; magnificent, preeminent, god-likedīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernaturaleximiusselect, choice; special, particular, exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary; exemptincomparābilisincomparable
The English word angel itself goes back to Latin angelus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
angel
angelus: minister ac nunciusDei (Scriptores Ecclesiastici). You come like an angel from heaven, venis de caelo missus. My angel! meae deliciae! mea voluptas! mea festivitas (amoenitas)! mea anima (vita)! all in the comic writers.
angel
as adj., ANGELIC, ANGELICAL, *angelicus: coelestis, divinus: eximius, incomparabilis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for angel?
- The usual Latin words for “angel” are angelus, amoenitās, angelicus; also caelestis, dīvīnus, eximius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.