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Michael

[ mahy-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a militant archangel. Daniel 10:13.
  2. Also called Michael I. 1921–2017, last king of Romania 1927–30, 1940–47 (son of Carol II).
  3. (italics) a narrative poem (1800) by Wordsworth.
  4. a male given name.


Michael

/ ˈmaɪkəl /

noun

  1. Michael15961645MRussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1596–1645, tsar of Russia (1613–45); founder of the Romanov dynasty
  2. Michael1921MRomanianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler born 1921, king of Romania (1927–30, as part of a three-part regency; 1940–47), who relinquished the throne (1930–40) in favour of his father, Carol II. He led the coup d'état that overthrew (1944) Antonescu but was forced to abdicate (1947) by the Communists
  3. Saint Michael
    Saint Michael Bible MichaelMRELIGION: archangelRELIGION: saint one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8


Michael

  1. One of the most important angels , who was the guardian angel of the Jews (see also Jews ) and the leader of the celestial armies in the Book of Revelation .


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Notes

Michael is often depicted with scales for weighing the souls of the dead on Judgment Day .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Michael1

From Late Latin Michahel, from Greek Michaḗl, from Hebrew Mīkhāʾēl “Who is like God?”; equivalent to mi “who?” + ka “like, as” + ʾēl “God”

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Example Sentences

Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.

Michael Steinbrick, a personal trainer with New York Sports Clubs, says he can always spot a newbie.

Michael Kazin is a historian who has written a lot about the New Left.

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.

Thus, like Michael Corleone, Abel is a man living with a paternal figure looming over his life.

Michael Allcroft returned to his duties, tuned for labour, full of courage, and the spirit of enterprise and action.

Andrew Michael Ramsay, a Scottish historian and philosopher, died.

"I did not mean to speak unkindly, Michael," he stammered with a view to apologize.

A stronger heart than Michael's might have quailed in his position; yet the pressure from without animated and invigorated him.

The second year passed on, and then the third: at the close of this, Michael looked again at his condition.

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