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arch⋅an⋅gel

  [ahrk-eyn-juhl]
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–noun
1. Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def. 1).
2. angelica (def. 1).
Origin:
bef. 1000; early ME arc(h)angel < AF, OF arc(h)ang(e)le < LL archangelus < Gk archángelos; r. OE 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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arch·an·gel   (ärk'ān'jəl)   
n.  

  1. A high-ranking angel.

  2. archangels The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.


[Middle English, from Old French archangele, from Late Latin archangelus, from Late Greek arkhangelos : Greek arkh-, archi- + Greek angelos, angel.]
arch'an·gel'ic (-ān-jěl'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

archangel 
c.1175, from L.L. archangelus, from Gk. arkhangelos "chief angel," from arkh- "chief, first" (see archon) + angelos (see angel). Replaced O.E. heah encgel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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