English Explanatory Dictionary

archangel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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).
  2. Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Dated form of Arkhangelsk: a city in northwestern Russia.

Pronunciation

/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪn.d͡ʒəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-archangel.wav

Word forms

archangel archangels

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

angelica

Related words

angel angelic angelical angelically angelologist angelology archangelic archangelical archangelically cherub cherubim choir domination power principality seraph seraphim throne

Derived words

archangelship Archangel tar
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