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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Archangel (1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.
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