archangel

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos) from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- (arkhi-) + ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”). By surface analysis, arch- +‎ angel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl/, /ˈɑː(ɹ).keɪn.d͡ʒəl/ === Noun === archangel (plural archangels) A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel). Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === cherub cherubim choir domination power principality seraph seraphim throne == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh archangel, from Proto-Brythonic *arxangel, a borrowing from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos). Equivalent to arch- +‎ angel (“angel”). Cognate with Breton arc'hael. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋɛl/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋal/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /arˈχaŋɛl/ === Noun === archangel m (plural archangylion) (religion) archangel === Mutation ===