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archangel

Syllabification: (arch·an·gel)
Pronunciation: /ˈärkˌānjəl/
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Definition of archangel

noun

  • an angel of high rank.
  • in traditional Christian angelology, a being of the eighth order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

Derivatives

archangelic

Pronunciation: /ˌärkanˈjelik/
adjective

Origin:

Middle English, from Anglo-Norman French archangele, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek arkhangelos, from arkhi- 'chief' + angelos 'messenger, angel'

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