English
Etymology
From Latin archangelus, from Gr. αÏÏÎ¬Î³Î³ÎµÎ»Î¿Ï (archangelos) "archangel", from Ancient Greek prefix
αÏÏ- (arch-), from άÏÏÏ (archo) "to rule, to govern, to command" + Î¬Î³Î³ÎµÎ»Î¿Ï (angel) "messenger".
Noun
archangel (plural: archangels)
- A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judaeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael). In Christian angelology, an archangel is an angel from the third level or choir of angels, ranked above virtues and below powers.
Translations
trans-top|angel who leads other angels
Bosnian: arhanÄel m, arhanÄeo m
Danish: ærkeengel
Dutch: aartsengel m
Estonian: peaingel
Finnish: arkkienkeli, ylienkeli
French: archange
German: Erzengel m
Greek: αÏÏÎ¬Î³Î³ÎµÎ»Î¿Ï (arkhángelos) m
Hebrew: ר×Ö¾×××××|רַ×Ö¾×Ö·×Ö°×Ö¸×Ö´× (rav-malakhim) m
Hungarian: arkangyal
Italian: arcangelo m
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Japanese: 大天使 (ã ãã¦ãã, dai-tenshi)
Polish: archanioÅ m
Romanian: arhanghel m
Russian: аÑÑ
ангел (arkhángel) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: аÑÑ
анÑел m, аÑÑ
анÑео m
:Latin: arhanÄel m, arhanÄeo m
Spanish: arcángel m
Swedish: ärkeängel c
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Related terms
angel
angelic
angelology
See also
cherub
cherubim
choir
choirs of angels
domination
power
principality
seraph
seraphim
throne
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