name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
archangel
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/
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name
Meaning 2
Dated form of Arkhangelsk: a city in northwestern Russia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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noun
Meaning 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).
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: angelica
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noun
Meaning 5
an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: angel
Narrower terms: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael
noun
Meaning 6
a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: garden angelica, Angelica Archangelica
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Broader terms: angelica, angelique
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: aartsengel — angel who leads other angels
- Aghwan: 𐔰𐕎𐔲𐔴𐔾𐕒𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕘𐕒𐔺𐔱𐕈𐔿𐔼 (angelosuġoybån'i) — angel who leads other angels
- Albanian: kryengjëll — angel who leads other angels
- Armenian: հրեշտակապետ (hreštakapet) — angel who leads other angels
- Asturian: arcánxel — angel who leads other angels
- Avestan: 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (aməša spəṇta) — angel who leads other angels
- Basque: arkanjelu — angel who leads other angels
- Basque: goiaingeru — angel who leads other angels
- Belarusian: архангел (arxanhjel) — angel who leads other angels
- Bulgarian: архангел (arhangel) — angel who leads other angels
- Catalan: arcàngel — angel who leads other angels
- Chinese Cantonese: 大天使 (daai6 tin1 sai2) — angel who leads other angels
- Chinese Cantonese: 天使長 /天使长 (tin1 sai2 zoeng2) — angel who leads other angels
- Chinese Mandarin: 大天使 (dàtiānshǐ) — angel who leads other angels
- Chinese Mandarin: 天使長 /天使长 (tiānshǐcháng) — angel who leads other angels
- Czech: archanděl — angel who leads other angels
- Old Czech: archanjel — angel who leads other angels
- Danish: ærkeengel — angel who leads other angels
- Danish: overengel — angel who leads other angels
- Dutch: aartsengel — angel who leads other angels
- Esperanto: ĉefanĝelo — angel who leads other angels
- Esperanto: arkianĝelo — angel who leads other angels
- Esperanto: arĥianĝelo — angel who leads other angels
- Estonian: peaingel — angel who leads other angels
- Finnish: arkkienkeli — angel who leads other angels
- Finnish: ylienkeli — angel who leads other angels
- French: archange — angel who leads other angels
- West-Frisian: aartsingel — angel who leads other angels
- Galician: arcanxo — angel who leads other angels
- Georgian: მთავარანგელოზი (mtavarangelozi) — angel who leads other angels
- German: Erzengel — angel who leads other angels
- Gothic: 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 (arkaggilus) — angel who leads other angels
- Greek: αρχάγγελος (archángelos) — angel who leads other angels
- Ancient Greek: ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) — angel who leads other angels
- Hebrew: רַב־מַלְאָךְ (rav-mal'ákh) — angel who leads other angels
- Hebrew: שר־מַלְאָכִים (sar-mal'akhím) — angel who leads other angels
- Hindi: महादूत (mahādūt) — angel who leads other angels
- Hungarian: arkangyal — angel who leads other angels
- Icelandic: erkiengill — angel who leads other angels
- Ido: arkianjelo — angel who leads other angels
- Indonesian: malaikat agung — angel who leads other angels
- Interlingua: archangelo — angel who leads other angels
- Irish: ardaingeal — angel who leads other angels
- Italian: arcangelo — angel who leads other angels
- Japanese: 大天使 (daitenshi) — angel who leads other angels
- Japanese: 天使長 (tenshichō) — angel who leads other angels
- Kazakh: бас періште (bas perışte) — angel who leads other angels
- Korean: 대천사 (daecheonsa) — angel who leads other angels
- Latin: archangelus — angel who leads other angels
- Latvian: erceņģelis — angel who leads other angels
- Latvian: virseņģelis — angel who leads other angels
- Lithuanian: arkangelas — angel who leads other angels
- Macedonian: а́рхангел (árhangel) — angel who leads other angels
- Manx: ard-ainle — angel who leads other angels
- Norman: archange — angel who leads other angels
- Norwegian Bokmål: overengel — angel who leads other angels
- Norwegian Nynorsk: overengel — angel who leads other angels
- Old English: hēahenġel — angel who leads other angels
- Persian: فرشتگان مقرب (fereštegân-e moqarrab) — angel who leads other angels
- Persian: امشاسپند (amšâspand) — angel who leads other angels
- Polish: archanioł — angel who leads other angels
- Portuguese: arcanjo — angel who leads other angels
- Romanian: arhanghel — angel who leads other angels
- Russian: арха́нгел (arxángel) — angel who leads other angels
- Serbo-Croatian: арханђел — angel who leads other angels
- Serbo-Croatian: арханђео — angel who leads other angels
- Serbo-Croatian: arhanđel — angel who leads other angels
- Serbo-Croatian: arhanđeo — angel who leads other angels
- Slovak: archanjel — angel who leads other angels
- Slovene: nadangel — angel who leads other angels
- Upper Sorbian: arcyjandźel — angel who leads other angels
- Spanish: arcángel — angel who leads other angels
- Swahili: malaika mkuu — angel who leads other angels
- Swedish: ärkeängel — angel who leads other angels
- Swedish: överängel — angel who leads other angels
- Tagalog: arkanghel — angel who leads other angels
- Thai: อัครทูตสวรรค์ — angel who leads other angels
- Thai: หัวหน้าทูตสวรรค์ — angel who leads other angels
- Tok Pisin: akanggelo — angel who leads other angels
- Turkish: baş melek — angel who leads other angels
- Ukrainian: архангел (arxanhel) — angel who leads other angels
- Welsh: archangel — angel who leads other angels
- Yiddish: אַרכאַנגל (arkhangl) — angel who leads other angels
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