Hypertext Webster Gateway: "archangel"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Archangel
(1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Archangel \Arch`an"gel\, n. [L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos:
cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See {Arch-}, pref., and
{Angel}.]
1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.
--Milton.
2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of
plants ({Angelica archangelica}, {Lamium album}, etc.).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
archangel
n 1: an angel ranked above the highest rank in the Celestial
Hierarchy
2: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten
and its roots are used medicinally [syn: {garden angelica},
{Angelica Archangelica}]
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