angelic hosts
Celestial winged multitudes
Angelic hosts are the armies or multitudes of angels in religious tradition, particularly in Christianity and Judaism.
The phrase appears in hymns, scripture, and liturgy: Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king; peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.
Host here means army or great number, from the same root as hostile—the heavenly forces arrayed in service to God.
- AngelsDivine celestial messengers
- PowersA hereditary designation
- wingsLimbs for flight
- archangelsSupreme divine messengers
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
grace · celestial · seraphim · halo · cherubim · guardian angels · awe · eschatology · Islamic calligraphy · divine light · radiance · bright light · blessing · harps · heavenly choir · trumpet call · glow · glory be
- Heavenparadise, pearly gates, eternal life, kingdom of heaven, New Jerusalem
- paradiseparadise, Eden, edenic, Garden of Eden, elysian
- Christian cosmologyheaven, hell, God, angels, demons
angelic hostsdemons
Malevolent supernatural beings
fallen angels · devils · evil spirits · fiends · unclean spirits