noun · rare

archangel

archangel · archangels

архангел

Erzengel

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and…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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/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/

» The archangel Gabriel talks to me.

Der Erzengel Gabriel spricht zu mir.

Со мной говорит архангел Гавриил.

Meaning

2 senses

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).
Erzengel
арха́нгелarxángel
архангелarxanhel
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).

More definitions

an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally

Examples

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The archangel Gabriel talks to me.
ruСо мной говорит архангел Гавриил.
deDer Erzengel Gabriel spricht zu mir.
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The Qur'an was revealed to Mohammed by the archangel Gabriel.
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Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed to Mohammed by the archangel Gabriel.
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I am the archangel Gabriel.
ruЯ архангел Гавриил.
deIch bin Erzengel Gabriel.
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Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael are the four archangels mentioned in the Talmud.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

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angel who leads other angels:

Русский

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angel who leads other angels:

Deutsch

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angel who leads other angels:

Origin

From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from An

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.

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