Archangel Meaning
/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA 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).
nounSynonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).
Sentence Examples
Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed to Mohammed by the archangel Gabriel.
The Qur'an was revealed to Mohammed by the archangel Gabriel.
CEFR Practice Quiz
In the religious painting, an ____ descended from heaven to deliver a message.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Michael is known as an ____ in several major world religions.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1885, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man From Archangel:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
In the religious painting, an ____ descended from heaven to deliver a message.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Michael is known as an ____ in several major world religions.