archangel
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archangel¹
- /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/
- /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪn.d͡ʒəl/
Where it comes from
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.
noun archangels
- 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).
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Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).
Similar: angelica
Archangel²
proper noun
- A surname.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: angelica archangelica, garden angelica, uriel, angel, arc, archange, archangelship, angelology, guardian angel, angell, power, archdemon, angelkind, cherub, seraphim, death angel
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noun angel who leads other angels
| Español | arcángel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대천사 daecheonsa |
| 日本語 | 大天使 daitenshi, 天使長 tenshichō |
| 中文 | 大天使 dàtiānshǐ, 天使長 /天使长 tiānshǐcháng |
| हिन्दी | महादूत mahādūt |
| Kiswahili | malaika mkuu |
| Português | arcanjo |
| Français | archange |
| Deutsch | Erzengel |
| Italiano | arcangelo |
| Ελληνικά | αρχάγγελος archángelos |
| Română | arhanghel |
| Русский | арха́нгел arxángel |
| עברית | רַב־מַלְאָךְ rav-mal'ákh, שר־מַלְאָכִים sar-mal'akhím |
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title = {archangel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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