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archangel definition

arch·angel (ärk′ān′jəl)

noun

  1. a chief angel; angel of high rank
  2. an angelica plant (Angelica archangelica)

Etymology: ME < OFr archangel or LL(Ec) archangelus < LGr(Ec) archangelos < Gr archos (see arch-) + angelos, angel

Archangel definition

Arch·angel (ärk′ān′jəl)

Arkhangelsk

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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