arch-angel

  

arch·an·gel

   [ahrk-eyn-juhl]
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:
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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Arch·an·gel

   [ahrk-eyn-juhl]
noun
1.
Russian, Arkhangelsk. a seaport in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Bay. 385,000.
2.
Gulf of, former name of Dvina Bay.
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