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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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