Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. People (hierarchy name)
4. people (agents)
5. [people by occupation]
6. [people in the humanities]
7. [people in religion and related occupations]
8. people in religion
9. spirits (beings)

Narrower term/s

• seraphim [NP]
• cherubim [NP]
• guardian angels
• archangels

Anotations

Scope note:

Generic term for ministering spirits or divine messengers known in several theologies, forming an order of spiritual beings superior to man in power and intelligence. In Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and other theologies, the attendants and messengers of the Deity.