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Archangel Common

Archangel has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

2

a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally

3

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).

Proper Noun
1

A city in northwestern Russia.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
angel angelica
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Gabriel Michael Raphael

Origin

The word "archangel" comes from the Latin archangelus, which was borrowed from Ancient Greek. It combines the prefix meaning "chief" with the word for "messenger."

Rhyming Words
gel nigel ingel engel fogel hogel angel rigel tegel kegel hegel degel edgel nagel vogel bagel gugel kagel kugel orgel
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