archangel
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin archangelus, from Greek αρχάγγελος (archangelos) "archangel", from Ancient Greek prefix αρχ- (arch-), from άρχω (archo) "to rule, to govern, to command" + άγγελος (angel) "messenger".
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archangel (plural archangels)
- A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel). In Christian angelology, an archangel is an angel from the third level or choir of angels, ranked above virtues and below powers.
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angel who leads other angels
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