English

Etymology
From Latin archangelus, from Gr. α��άγγελο� (archangelos) "archangel", from Ancient Greek prefix
α��- (arch-), from ά��� (archo) "to rule, to govern, to command" + άγγελο� (angel) "messenger".

Noun
archangel (plural: archangels)

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

Translations
trans-top|angel who leads other angels
Bosnian: arhan�el m, arhan�eo m
Danish: ærkeengel
Dutch: aartsengel m
Estonian: peaingel
Finnish: arkkienkeli, ylienkeli
French: archange
German: Erzengel m
Greek: α��άγγελο� (arkhángelos) m
Hebrew: ר�־�����|רַ�־�ַ�ְ�ָ�ִ� (rav-malakhim) m
Hungarian: arkangyal
Italian: arcangelo m
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Japanese: 大天使 (�����, dai-tenshi)
Polish: archanio� m
Romanian: arhanghel m
Russian: а��ангел (arkhángel) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: а��ан�ел m, а��ан�ео m
:Latin: arhan�el m, arhan�eo m
Spanish: arcángel m
Swedish: ärkeängel c
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Related terms
angel
angelic
angelology

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

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