archangel

noun
/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

Etymology

From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- + angel.

  1. derived from archangelus
  2. derived from archangele
  3. inherited from archangel

Definitions

  1. A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often…

    A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

  2. Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).

  3. A surname.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Dated form of Arkhangelsk

      Dated form of Arkhangelsk: a city in northwestern Russia.

      • We bore her down to the boat and aboard our vessel, and then getting up anchor we sailed away across the White Sea until the spires of Archangel sank down behind the horizon.

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