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单词 angelkind
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angelkindn.

Brit. /ˈeɪn(d)ʒ(ə)lkʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˈeɪndʒəlˌkaɪnd/
Forms: see angel n. and kind n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: angel n., kind n.
Etymology: < angel n. + kind n. Compare Old English engelcynn angels considered as a group, (also) angelic being ( < angel n. + kin n.1; compare quot. OE at angel n. Compounds 1a), and further Old English engelcund (adjective) relating to angels (in an isolated attestation; < angel n. + -cund , suffix: see kind n.).In quot. c1175 perhaps to be interpreted as a genitive compound; compare (with genitive plural) the Old English phrase engla gecynd (compare i-cunde n.).
Angels considered collectively or as a type of being.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [noun] > race of or collectively
angelkindc1175
baronage1340
hierarchyc1380
host or hosts of heaven1382
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c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 666 Itt maȝȝ ben forrfæredd. Ȝiff þatt itt ohht færlike seþ Þe wlite off enngle kinde.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 362 (MED) First þan wroght he angel kind.
1647 S. Rutherford Christ Dying 430 Christ should..take on him the nature of man to die for mankind, rather then for Angel-kind.
1704 S. Wesley Hist. Old Test. in Verse I. 4 A Soul, of heavenly Seed, of Angel-kind.
1845 Liberator (Boston) 7 Feb. 24/4 The God of peace, the common Father of angel-kind and mankind.
2009 N. Singh Angels' Blood xi. 83 Those of her kind had spun a thousand myths to explain the existence of angelkind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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