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