angelism
/ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlɪzəm/
"angelism" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angelism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A doctrine that regards humans as angelic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-angelism · angelism · English
angelism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angelism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlɪzəm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “angelism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
angelism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈeɪnd͡ʒəlɪzəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A doctrine that regards humans as angelic.".
angelism has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From angel + -ism. The correct English form is angelism, spelled A-N-G-E-L-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1A doctrine that regards humans as angelic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how angelism appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is too simplistic to say that Aristotle has set up two extremes (what are traditionally called 'vices') — that of angelism and beastliness — and that he is trying to articulate a mediating position, a humanizing portrait of the "political animal" in between them.
For McLuhan angelism is characteristic of the Euroamerican world, with its historic emphasis on Cartesianism, while robotism is characteristic of the Afroasian and aboriginal worlds where detachment and meditation are valued.
Etymology
From angel + -ism.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.