guardian angel
Invisible spiritual defender
A guardian angel is a spirit believed to watch over and protect a particular person.
The concept appears across religious traditions, especially Christianity, where angels are assigned to individuals from birth.
More loosely, guardian angel describes anyone who provides crucial help or protection: My neighbor has been my guardian angel since I moved here.
- archangelHigh-ranking celestial being
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- sentinelGuard who monitors
- wingsLimbs for flight
keeper · shoulder · champion · Saint Michael · shield · cherubim · guard · blessing · spiritual guide · higher power · divine messenger · near-death experience · seraphim · patron saint · close call · saver · safe passage · intercessor
- angelsarchangels, Michael, Gabriel, seraphim, archangel
- supernatural beingsghost, demon, phantom, specter, banshee
- guardiansprotector, protectors, keeper, keepers, guard
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- Guardian Deitiesprotective spirit, household gods, household god, Lares, genius loci
- guardian spiritsprotective spirit, ancestral spirit, guiding spirit, animal guide, spirit animal
guardian angeldemon
Malevolent supernatural being
devil · evil spirit · fallen angel · tempter · incubus
guardian angelnemesis
Persistent source of ruin
tormentor · persecutor · antagonist · enemy · evil genius
angel, guarded, guardian, safeguard, warden, guarding, bodyguard, unguarded, vanguard