one of the archangels; the angel of healing and the guardian of Tobias (Tobit 3:17; 5–12). Feast day: Sept 29
2.
original name Raffaello Santi or Sanzio. 1483–1520, Italian painter and architect, regarded as one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance. His many paintings include the Sistine Madonna (?1513) and the Transfiguration (unfinished, 1520)
Derived forms
Raphaelesque (ˌRaphaelˈesque)
adjective
Raphael in American English1
(ˈreɪfiəl)
noun
1.
a masculine name
2.
an archangel mentioned in the Apocrypha
Word origin
LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Rhaphaēl < Heb refael, lit., God hath healed
Raphael in American English2
(ˌrɑfɑˈɛl; ˌrɑfaɪˈəl)
(born Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483-1520; It. painter & architect