Medal: The Woman Tempted Me and I Did Eat (obverse)

An angel is a spiritual, heavenly, or supernatural entity, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God and humanity in various traditions like the Abrahamic religions. Other roles include protectors and guides for humans, such as guardian angels and servants of God. In Western belief-systems the term is often used to distinguish benevolent from malevolent intermediary beings.