a host of angels
A multitude; used in religious senses, as in “heavenly host (of angels)”.
- Subject
- angel (angels)
- Category
- Supernatural → Divine beings
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- dictionary-entry, humor-source
- Also spelled
- Oost (1486), hoost (1486)
Collective noun
host
Also spelled Oost (1486), hoost (1486)
What do you call a group of angels, men, sparrows or 1 other?
- Used for
- 4 subjects
- Categories
- Animals, People, Supernatural
- Subcategories
- Birds, Divine beings, General, Insects & arachnids
- Type
- Generic
- Best confidence
- high
Definition
- A multitude; used in religious senses, as in “heavenly host (of angels)”.
- Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “an hoost of men”.
- Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “an Oost of sparowes”.
Other senses of the word: host on Wiktionary
Usage as a collective noun
a host of men
Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “an hoost of men”.
- Subject
- man (men)
- Category
- People → General
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- historical-source
- Also spelled
- Oost (1486), hoost (1486)
a host of sparrows
Listed in the Book of Saint Albans (1486) as “an Oost of sparowes”.
- Subject
- sparrow (sparrows)
- Category
- Animals → Birds
- Confidence
- high
- Attestation
- historical-source
- Also spelled
- Oost (1486), hoost (1486)
a host of locusts
- Subject
- locust (locusts)
- Category
- Animals → Insects & arachnids
- Confidence
- low
- Attestation
- wikipedia-uncited
- Also spelled
- Oost (1486), hoost (1486)