archangel – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
archangel
n.
angel of high rank; any of a number of plants belonging to the parsley family
Archangel
An
archangel is an
angel of high
rank. Beings similar to archangels are found in a number of religious traditions; but the word "archangel" itself is usually associated with the
Abrahamic religions.
archangel
Noun
1. an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
(hypernym) angel
(hyponym) Gabriel
2. a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally
(synonym) garden angelica, Angelica Archangelica
(hypernym) angelica, angelique
Archangel
(n.)
A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).
(n.)
A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Archangel
Archangel [from Greek arch higher, original + angelos messenger] A higher or original order of angels; cosmic powers synonymous with the highest class of dhyani-chohans. In Christian legend, they number seven; in the Koran, four. In Catholic theology, the eighth of the nine divisions in the divine hierarchy. Jewish astrology associates the archangels with the planets: Raphael with the Sun, Gabriel with the Moon, Michael with Mercury, Aniel (Anael) with Venus, Samael with Mars, Zadkiel (Sachiel) with Jupiter, and Kafziel (Cassiel) with Saturn. In medieval Europe, influenced by the Islamic system of Averroes, the planets of Michael and Raphael were reversed. The archangels parallel the Babylonian planetary spirits, the Zoroastrian amesha spentas, and the Hindu adityas.
