arch-angelic

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:
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

Related forms

arch·an·gel·ic

[ahrk-an-jel-ik] , arch·an·gel·i·cal, adjective

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World English Dictionary

archangel (ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl)

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

archangelic

—*adj*

Archangel (ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl)

—n
	Russian name: Arkhangelsk a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est)

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Word Origin & History

archangel

late 12c., from L.L. archangelus, from Gk. arkhangelos "chief angel," from arkh- "chief, first" (see archon) + angelos (see angel). Replaced O.E. heah encgel.

Easton

Bible Dictionary

Archangel definition

(1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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