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archangel
arch·an·gel [ rk àynjəl ] (plural arch·an·gels)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. principal angel: a chief or principal angel
2. angel of second-highest order: an angel of the second of the nine orders of angels in the traditional Christian hierarchy
[Pre-12th century. Via Anglo-Norman< ecclesiastical Greek arkhaggelos< Greek arkhi- "chief" (see archi-) + aggelos "messenger"]

arch·an·gel·ic [ rk an jéllik ] adjective
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