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archangel
(ärk′ān′jəl)
noun
- a chief angel; angel of high rank
- an angelica plant (Angelica archangelica)
Origin: ME < OFr archangel or LL(Ec) archangelus < LGr(Ec) archangelos < Gr archos (see arch-) + angelos, angel
Arkhangelsk
See archangel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A high-ranking angel.
- archangels The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French archangele
Origin: , from Late Latin archangelus
Origin: , from Late Greek arkhangelos
Origin: : Greek arkh-, archi-
Origin: + Greek angelos, angel
.Related Forms:
- archˌan·gelˈic (-ăn-jĕlˈĭk) adjective
See Arkhangelsk.
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