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单词 archangel
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archangel

[ ahrk-eyn-juhl ]
/ ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl /
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noun

Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God.Compare angel (def. 1).
angelica (def. 1).

Origin of archangel

before 1000; early Middle English arc(h)angel<Anglo-French, Old French arc(h)ang(e)le<Late Latin archangelus<Greek archángelos; replacing Old English hēahengel;see high, arch-1, angel

OTHER WORDS FROM archangel

arch·an·gel·ic [ahrk-an-jel-ik], /ˌɑrk ænˈdʒɛl ɪk/, arch·an·gel·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby archangel

archaic Homo, archaic Homo sapiens, archaic smile, archaism, archaize, archangel, arch beam, archbishop, archbishopric, arch board, Archbp.

Definition for archangel (2 of 2)

Archangel
[ ahrk-eyn-juhl ]
/ ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl /

noun

a seaport in the northwestern Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Bay.Russian Ar·khan·gelsk [uhr-khahn-gyilsk] /ʌrˈxɑn gyɪlsk/ .
Gulf of Archangel, former name of Dvina Bay.
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for archangel (1 of 2)

archangel
/ (ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl) /

noun

a principal angel, a member of the order ranking immediately above the angels in medieval angelology
another name for angelica (def. 1)
yellow archangel a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with black markings

Derived forms of archangel

archangelic (ˌɑːkænˈdʒɛlɪk), adjective

British Dictionary definitions for archangel (2 of 2)

Archangel
/ (ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl) /

noun

a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est)Russian name: Arkhangelsk
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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