List of angels in theology
This is a list of angels in religion, theology, astrology, and magic, including both specific angels and types of angels.
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| Name | Alternate Names | Role/Domain | Religion |
| Archangel | A title designated to angels of the highest rank, generally a specifically named angel. | Judaism, Christianity, Islam | |
| Chalkydri | Kalkydra | Carriers of the Sun's heat | Judaism, Christianity |
| Destroying angels | Memitim, Mashḥit, spoilers, ravagers | Angels of testing, punishment, and destruction. They test the resolve and faith of mortals by tempting them, akin to sabotage, then accuse and judge them, and finally punish and torment both wicked humans and angels. | Judaism, Christianity |
| Fallen angels | Sparks of the higher, spiritual realm who fell into Kenoma to teach humanity through sins. | Judaism, Christianity, Islam | |
| Hamalat al-Arsh | Bearers of the Throne | Bearing the throne of God | Islam |
| Kabbalistic angels | 'The Explicit Name'; Angels of the Shem HaMephorash | A list of 72 celestial spirits of the 9 choir orders, whose names with esoteric meaning are derived from the 72-fold name of the Hebrew god as found in the Book of Exodus | |
| Kiraman Katibin | Recorders of human thoughts, acts and feelings | Islam | |
| Luminary | An angel-like being. They are considered to be emanations of the supreme divine triad consisting of the Father, the Mother, and the Child | Judaism | |
| Mu’aqqibat | Hafaza | Islam | |
| Nephilim | In some sources, their origin is disputed as being the offspring of angels and human mortals. These individuals would grow to be "the heroes of old, the men of renown". | Judaism | |
| Recording angels | Record-keepers | Judaism, Christianity, Islam | |
| Song-Uttering Choirs | Multiple domains, as they are composed of multiple orders | Judaism | |
| Uthra | Benevolent beings that live in škinas in the World of Light and communicate with each other via telepathy. They serve as guardians and act as "divine messengers of the light" | Mandaeism | |
| Watcher | Grigori, Guardian angels | Angels who's role was to watch over humanity and supervise their development. Angels such as Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Sariel, Gabriel, and Ramiel. ----Mentioned in the Sefer Raziel HaMalakh, the Zohar, and Jubilees, 200 angels had fallen into disgrace—20 of whom were leaders. One of the angels, Yeqon, was the ringleader who first tempted the other Watchers into having sexual relations with humans; His accomplices were Asbeel, Gadreel, Penemue, and Kasdeja, who were all identified as individual "satans". | Judaism, Christianity |
| Zodiac angels | Archangels of the Zodiac | Twelve archangels that rule over the 12 signs of the Zodiac. | Judaism, Christianity |
| Jinn | Djinn, Genies | Spirits or supernatural beings—akin to angels—but are vulnerable to the concept of free will, like the Fallen angels, and sometimes take a similar role in Islamic stories. | Pre-Islamic Arabian religion, Islam |
| Tennin | Japanese Buddhism |