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Arch·an·gel

A0404600 (ärk′ān′jəl) See Arkhangelsk.

arch·an·gel

A0404600 (ärk′ān′jəl)n.1. A high-ranking angel.2. archangels The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

[Middle English, from Old French archangele, from Late Latin archangelus, from Late Greek arkhangelos : Greek arkh-, archi- + Greek angelos, angel.]

arch′an·gel′ic (-ăn-jĕl′ĭk) adj.

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(ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl) n1. (Theology) a principal angel, a member of the order ranking immediately above the angels in medieval angelology2. (Plants) another name for angelica¹3. (Plants) yellow archangel a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)4. (Breeds) a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with black markings archangelic adj

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(ˈɑːkˌeɪndʒəl) n (Placename) a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est). Russian name: Arkhangelsk

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(ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl)

n. a chief or principal angel; one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def. 1). [before 1000; early Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin < Greek archángelos; see ARCH-¹, angel] arch`an•gel′ic (-ænˈdʒɛl ɪk) arch`an•gel′i•cal, adj.

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(ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl)

n. 1. Russian, Arkhangelsk. a seaport in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Bay. 416,000. 2. Gulf of, former name of Dvina Bay.

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Noun	1.	archangel - an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchyangel - spiritual being attendant upon GodGabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of GodMichael - (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the JewsRaphael - an archangel of the Hebrew tradition
	2.	archangel - a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinallyAngelica Archangelica, garden angelicaangelica, angelique - any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

Translations

天使长

archangel

(aːkeindʒel) noun a chief angel. 天使长

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see ArkhangelskArkhangelsk
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, city (1990 est. 418,000), NW European Russia, on the Northern Dvina near its mouth at the White Sea. Although icebound much of the year, it is a leading Russian port and can generally be made usable by icebreakers.
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(ärk`ānjəl), chief angelangel
, [Gr.,=messenger], bodiless, immortal spirit, limited in knowledge and power, accepted in the traditional belief of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and other religions. Angels appear frequently in the Bible, often in critical roles, e.g., visiting Abraham and Lot (Gen.
..... Click the link for more information. . They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are MichaelMichael
[Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence.
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, archangel, the divine herald. In the Bible he appears to Daniel (twice), to Zacharias, and to the Virgin Mary in the Annunciation (Dan. 8.16; 9.21; Luke 1.19,26,27). Christian tradition makes Gabriel the archangel trumpeter of the Last Judgment (1 Thes. 4.16).
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, archangel. He is prominent in the book of Tobit, as the companion of Tobias, as the healer of Tobit, and as the rescuer of Sara from Asmodeus. Milton made him a featured character of Paradise Lost. Feast: Sept. 29 (jointly with the other archangels).
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. 1, 2 Two descendants of Kohath. 3 Man whose daughter became mother of King Abijah of Judah. The name appears in the pseudepigrapha for an archangel. He is introduced in Milton's Paradise Lost as the angel of the sun.
..... Click the link for more information. . In early Jewish literature archangels are called "angels of the presence."

archangel

1. a principal angel, a member of the order ranking immediately above the angels in medieval angelology 2. another name for angelica3. yellow archangel a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 4. a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with black markings

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a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop.: 345 000 (2005 est.)

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noun an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

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noun a biennial cultivated herb

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