archangel

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an angel of the highest or a particularly high rank in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition

   In Christian tradition, Michael is commonly described as an archangel.

2. 2
   noun

   the aromatic herb garden angelica, Angelica archangelica

   The apothecary's garden included archangel, an herb also called garden angelica.

From Middle English archangel, through Old French and Late Latin archangelus from Greek arkhangelos, formed from arkhi- ('chief, first') + angelos ('messenger, angel'). The herb name comes from its species name archangelica and traditions that associated angelica with the archangel Michael.

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