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archangel

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkeɪndʒ(ə)l, ɑːkˈeɪn-/

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Definition of archangel

noun

1an angel of greater than ordinary rank.
(in traditional Christian angelology) a being of the eighth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

2 (also yellow archangel) a yellow-flowered Eurasian dead-nettle found in woodland.
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon (or Galeobdolon luteum), family Labiatae

Derivatives

archangelic

Origin:

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