guardian angel

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WOTD – 3 June 2012
A postcard depicting a guardian angel

Etymology

guardian + angel

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guardian angel (plural guardian angels)

  1. (religion) A tutelary angel watching over a particular person in monotheistic contexts.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "We may call them 'guardian angels' as the Catholics do, or 'guides' or 'controls', but whatever you call them, they really do exist and they guard us from evil on the spiritual plane."
  2. (figuratively) A person who benevolently watches over another.
    • 1980 August 2, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 15:
      I don't know when you appointed yourself my guardian angel, but I can take care of my own self, thank you very much!

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