archangel
Plural: archangels
Noun
- an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
- a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally
- 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”).
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
Angelica Archangelica, garden angelica, angelica
Scrabble Score: 15
archangel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordarchangel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
archangel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
archangel: valid Words With Friends Word