Angel vs. Dragon — What's the Difference?

An angel is a supernatural being in various religions. The theological study of angels is known as angelology.

A dragon is a large, serpentine, legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, four-legged, and capable of breathing fire.

A spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe

See Draco2.

A person of exemplary conduct or virtue

A mythical monster traditionally represented as a gigantic reptile having a long tail, sharp claws, scaly skin, and often wings.

A person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise

Any of various lizards, such as the Komodo dragon or the flying lizard.

A former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.

A fiercely vigilant or intractable person.

An aircraft's altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet)

Something very formidable or dangerous.

An unexplained radar echo.

(Archaic) A large snake or serpent.

A typically benevolent celestial being that acts as an intermediary between heaven and earth, especially in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Zoroastrianism.

A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature.

A representation of such a being, especially in Christianity, conventionally in the image of a human figure with a halo and wings.

In Western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.

Angels(Christianity) The last of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. From the highest to the lowest in rank, the orders are

In Eastern mythology, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.

A guardian spirit or guiding influence.

An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:

A kind and lovable person.

(obsolete) A very large snake; a python.

One who manifests goodness, purity, and selflessness.

Any of various agamid lizards of the genera Draco, Physignathus or Pogona.

A financial backer of an enterprise, especially a dramatic production or a political campaign.

A Komodo dragon.

An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.

The constellation Draco.

(Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.

(pejorative) A fierce and unpleasant woman; a harridan.

A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.

The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.

(obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

(figuratively) Something very formidable or dangerous.

An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic Church.

A type of playing-tile (red dragon, green dragon, white dragon) in the game of mahjong.

(historical) An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.

A luminous exhalation from marshy ground, seeming to move through the air like a winged serpent.

An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.

A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.

An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.

A background process similar to a daemon.

(finance) An angel investor.

A variety of carrier pigeon.

(theater) The person who funds a show.

(slang) A transvestite man, or more broadly a male-to-female transgender person.

(informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.

A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious.

To support by donating money.

A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman.

A messenger.

A constellation of the northern hemisphere figured as a dragon; Draco.

A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.

A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move through the air as a winged serpent.

One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.

A short musket hooked to a swivel attached to a soldier's belt; - so called from a representation of a dragon's head at the muzzle.

A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.

A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard.

Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

A variety of carrier pigeon.

An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.

A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a charge in a coat of arms.

An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.

A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

Spiritual being attendant upon God

A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

Person of exceptional holiness

A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

Invests in a theatrical production

Any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

The highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally