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Meaning of Archangel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɑː(ɹ)ˈkeɪn.d͡ʒəl

Definitions

  1. 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).
  2. Dated form of Arkhangelsk: a city in northwestern Russia.
    alt-of, dated
  3. Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”).

Equivalents

Afrikaans aartsengel
Català arcàngel
Čeština archanděl
Cymraeg archangel
Dansk ærkeengel
Deutsch Erzengel
Ελληνικά αρχάγγελος
Esperanto ĉefanĝelo
Español arcángel
Eesti peaingel
Français archange archangel
Gaeilge ardaingeal
Galego arcanxo
עברית רב־מלאך
Magyar arkangyal
Bahasa Indonesia malaikat agung
Íslenska erkiengill
Italiano arcangelo
日本語 大天使 天使長
한국어 대천사
Latina archangelus
Lietuvių arkangelas
Latviešu erceņģelis
Македонски архангел
Nederlands aartsengel
Português arcanjo
Română arhanghel
Русский архангел
Slovenčina archanjel
Shqip kryengjëll
Tagalog arkanghel
Українська архангел

Examples

“We bore her down to the boat and aboard our vessel, and then getting up anchor we sailed away across the White Sea until the spires of Archangel sank down behind the horizon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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