Etymology

donna angelica

Today it means: an idealized concept of the purity of woman Full definition →

Italian donna angelica
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromdonna angelica“angelic woman”
  2. English todaydonna angelica

From Italian donna angelica (“angelic woman”) (Dante).

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