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on the side of the angels

on the side of the angels adjective: fighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.

Adjective

on the side of the angels (comparative more on the side of the angels, superlative most on the side of the angels)

  1. (idiomatic) Fighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.
    • Each likewise portrays itself as on the side of the angels, as fighting the good fight against adversaries who are neither decent nor fair.1999, Melvyn L. Fein, The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, →ISBN, page 55
    • But when it comes to the conflict between compassion and cold reason, he is on the side of the angels: […]2009, Mark Pallen, The Rough Guide to Evolution, Rough Guides, →ISBN

on the side of the angels meaning in Tamil and Bengali

on the side of the angels in Tamil

நியாயத்தின், அல்லது தர்மத்தின் பக்கம் இருத்தல்

on the side of the angels in Bengali

ন্যায়সঙ্গত, হিতকর

Forms of on the side of the angels

comparativemore on the side of the angels
superlativemost on the side of the angels

Questions about on the side of the angels

What does on the side of the angels mean?
On the side of the angels means fighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.
What is on the side of the angels in Tamil?
On the side of the angels in Tamil is நியாயத்தின், அல்லது தர்மத்தின் பக்கம் இருத்தல். See On the side of the angels meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is on the side of the angels?
On the side of the angels is an adjective.

Words near on the side of the angels in the dictionary

  1. on the scrounge
  2. on the shady side of
  3. on the shelf
  4. on the sick
  5. on the side
  6. on the side of the angels
  7. on the skew
  8. on the skids
  9. on the slide
  10. on the sly
  11. on the sniff

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