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Definition of Archangel

1. Noun. An angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy.

2. Noun. A biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally.

Definition of Archangel

1. n. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.

Definition of Archangel

1. Proper noun. A city in northwest Russia. ¹

2. Noun. A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel). ¹

3. Noun. In Christian angelology, an archangel is an angel from the third level or '''choir''' of angels, ranked above virtues and below powers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Archangel

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Archangel

1. 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. 2. A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc). Origin: L. Archangelus, Gr., cf. OF. Archangel, F. Archange. See Arch-, pref, and Angel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Archangel

archaise archaised archaises archaising archaism archaisms archaist archaistic archaists archaize

archaized archaizer archaizers archaizes archaizing archangel (current term) archangelic archangelical archangels archbishop

archbishophood archbishophoods archbishopric archbishoprick archbishopricks archbishoprics archbishops archchamberlain archchamberlains archchancellor

Literary usage of Archangel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treaty of Peace with Germany by Germany (1918- ), Germany (1918- ) Treaties, etc. 1918-, Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920), United States Congress Senate, Germany, etc. 1918 Treaties, June 28 Treaty with Germany, 1919 (1919)
"Subject: Withdrawal of American troops from archangel. ... HOUSE: The 12.000 American, British, and French troops at archangel are no longer serving any ..."

2. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"1. p. 190. t. 185. ris. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 87. Spotted archangel. Nat. of Italy and Germany. Cult. 1683, by Mr. James Sutherland. ..."

3. Russia from the American Embassy, April, 1916-November, 1918 by David Rowland Francis (1922)
"On our arrival at archangel, we were met by a delegation of local Bolsheviks, accompanied by a representa- ..."

4. The Bullitt Mission to Russia by William Christian Bullitt (1919)
"THE TROOPS AT archangel Mr. BULLITT. There were very serious discussions, all the time. Telegrams were being received frequently from the various commanders ..."

5. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"Voyage of the Beaver to New archangel—A Russian Governor—Voyage to Kamtschatka—Seal Catching Establishment at St. Paul's—Mr. Hunt Left at the Sandwich ..."

6. Universal Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, on a New by Conrad Malte-Brun (1828)
"Before the decree of tlie czar was announced, archangel was the great mart of the goods that passed into Siberia, and from the last country into Europe. ..."

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