Meaning of better angels | Babel Free

Definitions

Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.

idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“So do the shadows of our own⟳ desires stand⟳ between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.”

“The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land⟳, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

“A Christmas without children would be like⟳ a sleigh ride⟳ without snow⟳. What gives this day its special grace is the glimpse it yields of a child's belief in the better angels of a grown-up world. Selfishness recedes, good will and gentleness for a blessed moment prevail.”

“Call⟳ me wrong, call⟳ me right / But I bring⟳ my better angels to every fight⟳”

“Of his fellow tech CEOs – the ones competing to rush⟳ out their rival chatbots – he said: “I think⟳ the better angels are going to win⟳ out.” Better angels? At Google?”

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