archangel
noun/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/ · /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪn.d͡ʒəl/
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.
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”).
- Derived terms
- archangelship
- Related terms
- angel, angelic, angelical, angelically, angelologist, angelology, archangelic, archangelical, archangelically, cherub, cherubim, choir, domination, power, principality, seraph, seraphim, throne