archangel

See also Archangel

English

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Etymology

Borrowing from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhangelos) from Ancient Greek prefix αρχ- (arch-) + ἄγγελος (“messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑː(r)kˌeɪn.dʒəl/

Noun

archangel (plural archangels)

1. A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
2. In Christian angelology, an archangel is an angel from the third level or choir of angels, ranked above virtues and below powers.

Translations

angel who leads other angels

• Afrikaans: aartsengel (af)
• Armenian: հրեշտակապետ (hy) (hreštakapet)
• Asturian: arcánxel (ast) m
• Avestan: 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (Aməša Spəṇta)
• Catalan: arcàngel (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大天使 (cmn) (dàtiānshǐ)

• Czech: archanděl (cs) m
• Danish: ærkeengel (da)
• Dutch: aartsengel (nl) m
• Esperanto: ĉefanĝelo (eo)
• Estonian: peaingel (et)
• Finnish: arkkienkeli (fi), ylienkeli (fi)
• French: archange (fr)
• Galician: arcanxo (gl) m
• German: Erzengel (de) m
• Greek: αρχάγγελος (el) (archángelos) m
• Hebrew: רַב־מַלְאָךְ (he) (rav-mal'ákh) m
• Hungarian: arkangyal (hu)
• Icelandic: erkiengill (is) m

• Ido: arkianjelo (io)
• Irish: ardaingeal (ga) m
• Italian: arcangelo (it) m
• Japanese: 大天使 (ja) (だいてんし, dai-tenshi)
• Korean: 대천사 (ko) (daecheonsa) (大天使 (ko))
• Macedonian: архангел (mk) (árhangel) m
• Manx: ard-ainle (gv) m
• Novial: arkianjele
• Persian: فرشتگان مقرب (fa) (fereštegân-e moqarrab)
• Polish: archanioł (pl) m
• Portuguese: arcanjo (pt) m
• Romanian: arhanghel (ro) m
• Russian: архангел (ru) (arxángel) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: арханђел (sh) m, арханђео (sh) m

  Roman: arhanđel (sh) m, arhanđeo (sh) m

• Spanish: arcángel (es) m
• Swedish: ärkeängel (sv) c
• Tok Pisin: akanggelo (tpi)
• Turkish: baş melek (tr)
• Welsh: archangel (cy) m

Related terms

angel archangelic angelology

See also

• cherub
• cherubim
• choir
• choirs of angels
• domination
• power
• principality
• seraph
• seraphim
• throne

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Welsh

Noun

archangel m (plural archangylion) 

1. (religion) archangel