Archangel

Arch·an·gel  (ärknjl)

See Arkhangelsk.

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arch·an·gel  (ärknjl)

n.

1. A high-ranking angel.

2. archangels The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

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[Middle English, from Old French archangele, from Late Latin archangelus, from Late Greek arkhangelos : Greek arkh-, archi- + Greek angelos, angel.]

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archan·gelic (-n-jlk) adj.

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archangel [ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a principal angel, a member of the order ranking immediately above the angels in medieval angelology

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for angelica [1]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

yellow archangel a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with black markings

archangelic  [ˌɑːkænˈdʒɛlɪk] adj

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Archangel [ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl]

n

(Placename) a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop.: 366 200 (1999 est.) Russian name Arkhangelsk

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	archangel - an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy angel - 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 Angelica Archangelica, garden angelica angelica, angelique - any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

Translations

archangel [ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl] N → arcángel m

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archangel [ˈɑː^rkeɪndʒ^əl] n → archange m

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archangel [ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒ/əl] n → arcangelo

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archangel

n archangel [aːkeindʒel]

a chief angel. aartsengel رَئيس مَلائِكَه архангел archanděl ærke-engel der Erzengel αρχάγγελος arcángel peaingel فرشتۀ مقرب arkkienkeli archange מַלְאָך רָם מַעֲלָה महादूत arkanđeo arkangyal (kepala) malaikat yang terpenting erkiengill arcangelo 天使長 대천사 archangelas erceņģelis penghulu malaikat aartsengel erkeengel archanioł arcanjo ar­hanghel архангел archanjel nadangel arhanđeo ärkeängel หัวหน้าของเทวดา baş melek 天使長 архангел فرشتوں کا سردار tổng thiên thần 天使长