Raphael

(fē əl)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. an archangel mentioned in the Apocrypha

Origin: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Rhaphaēl < Heb refael, lit., God hath healed

(born Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483-1520; It. painter & architect

See Raphael in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
One of the archangels of Hebrew tradition.

Italian painter whose works, including religious subjects, portraits, and frescoes, exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance.

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