archangel

Meaning

Noun

• 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

Origin

• From Middle English archangel, from Old French archangele, from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος from Ancient Greek prefix ἀρχι- + ἄγγελος. Surface analysis arch- + angel.