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Arch·an·gel
(ärk′ān′jəl) See Arkhangelsk.
arch·an·gel
(ärk′ān′jəl)n.
1. A high-ranking angel.
2. archangels The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
[Middle English, from Old French archangele, from Late Latin archangelus, from Late Greek arkhangelos : Greek arkh-, archi- + Greek angelos, angel.]
arch′an·gel′ic (-ăn-jĕl′ĭk) adj.
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archangel
(ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl)n
1. (Theology) a principal angel, a member of the order ranking immediately above the angels in medieval angelology
2. (Plants) another name for angelica1
3. (Plants) yellow archangel a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
4. (Breeds) a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with black markings
archangelic adj
Archangel
(ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl)n
(Placename) a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est). Russian name: Arkhangelsk
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arch•an•gel
(ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl)n.
a chief or principal angel; one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def. 1).
[before 1000; early Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin < Greek archángelos; see ARCH-1, angel]
arch`an•gel′ic (-ænˈdʒɛl ɪk) arch`an•gel′i•cal, adj.
Arch•an•gel
(ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl)n.
1. Russian, Arkhangelsk. a seaport in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Bay. 416,000.
2. Gulf of, former name of Dvina Bay.
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| Noun | 1. |  archangel - an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchyangel - spiritual being attendant upon God Gabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God Michael - (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews Raphael - an archangel of the Hebrew tradition |
| 2. |  archangel - a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally |
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Translations
رَئيس مَلائِكَه
archanděl
ærke-engel
arkkienkeliylienkeli
רב־מלאך
arkangyal
erkiengill
archangelas
erceņģelis
archanjel
arhanđelarhanđeoарханђеларханђео
baş melek
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archangel
(aːkeindʒel) noun a chief angel.
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