ARCHANGEL


Meaning of ARCHANGEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈärk-ˌān-jəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French archangle, from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek archangelos, from archi- + angelos angel

Date: 12th century

1. : a chief angel

2. plural : an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy

• arch·an·gel·ic ˌärk-(ˌ)an-ˈje-lik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.