archangel

CEFRC2

/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very important angel in some religions.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

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.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).

  2. A 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).

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In context

  • 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.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.