Angel

An angel is a being that was described in the Bible as a messenger of God.

A preacher in 1950s Harlem often quoted Biblical passages about angels. 

In 2268, Dr. McCoy, expressing frustration at the restrictions of the Prime Directive, joked that he would like to beam down to a primitive planet and say, "Behold, I am the Archangel Gabriel!"

Although he claimed to be "no angel", Miles O'Brien told a Cardassian court in 2370 that he tried to "live every day as the best Human being I know how to be". 

Giorgio Vasari considered Leonardo da Vinci to be an angel according to Kathryn Janeway in 2374. 

A holographic simulation of Lord Byron mention that "It is said the angels themselves take pleasure in their bodies of light."

In 2375, Jack claimed that his laws of physics-bending machine "could clip the wings of an angel dancing on the head of a pin". 

As Benjamin Sisko arrived in the Fire Caves for his final showdown with Dukat, his adversary called him "an avenging angel". 

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