Meaning of angels dancing on the head of a pin | Babel Free
Definitions
The subject of arcane intellectual speculation—used as an example of a subject of enquiry in which the pursuit is of no value.
figuratively, plural, plural-only
Equivalents
Español
el sexo de los ángeles
Italiano
il sesso degli angeli
Examples
“We are not talking about angels dancing on the head of a pin here.”
“…logically indistinguishable from the argument that because we do not know at what rate the angels dancing on the head of a pin are dying off…”
“The issues Dr. Wolfensberger wrestles with and writes about are not intellectual discussions of angels dancing on the head of a pin.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.