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Openly; shamelessly.

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angel

Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                             A                                                         messenger.                                    

            2.                                             A                                                           spiritual,                                                         celestial                                                         being,                                                           superior                                                         to                                                         man                                                         in                                                           power                                                         and                                                         intelligence.                                                         In                                                         the                                                           Scriptures                                                         the                                                           angels                                                         appear                                                         as                                                           God's                                                           messengers.                                    

            3.                                             A                                                         minister                                                         or                                                         pastor                                                         of                                                           a                                                         church,                                                         as                                                         in                                                         the                                                         Seven                                                         Asiatic                                                           churches.                                    

            4.                                           Attendant                                                           spirit;                                                         genius;                                                         demon.                                    

            5.                                           An                                                         appellation                                                         given                                                         to                                                           a                                                         person                                                           supposed                                                         to                                                         be                                                         of                                                         angelic                                                         goodness                                                         or                                                         loveliness;                                                           a                                                         darling.                                    

            6.                                           An                                                         ancient                                                         gold                                                           coin                                                         of                                                           England,                                                         bearing                                                         the                                                         figure                                                         of                                                         the                                                         archangel                                                           Michael.                                                         It                                                         varied                                                         in                                                         value                                                         from                                                           6s.                                                           8d.                                                         to                                                           10s.                                    

            7.                                           One                                                         of                                                           a                                                         class                                                         of                                                         fallen                                                           angels;                                                         an                                                         evil                                                           spirit;                                                         as,                                                         the                                                           devil                                                         and                                                         his                                                           angels.

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Do you suppose the death- angel has no voice in the matter? - "Stories and Pictures", Isaac Loeb Peretz.
" Neither you nor I, angel of my soul! - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
" You great red angel" she said. - "The Long Chance", Peter B. Kyne.

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