archangel
noun/ˈɑːkeɪndʒl/
/ˈɑːrkeɪndʒl/
- an angel of the highest rank
- the Archangel Gabriel
Word OriginMiddle English, from Anglo-Norman French archangele, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek arkhangelos, from arkhi- ‘chief’ + angelos ‘messenger, angel’.Want to learn more?
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