Archangel - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Archangel :  (noun)
1: an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
2: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally [syn: garden angelica, Angelica Archangelica]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Archangel : \Arch`an"gel\, n. [L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos: cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref., and Angel.] 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. --Milton.

2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of plants ({Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Archangel :  (1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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