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- Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God.Compare angel(def 1).
- angelica(def 1).
noun
- Russian Arkhangelsk. a seaport in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Bay.
- Gulf of, former name of Dvina Bay.
noun
- a principal angel, a member of the order ranking immediately above the angels in medieval angelology
- another name for angelica (def. 1)
- yellow archangel a Eurasian herbaceous plant (Lamiastrum luteum) that has yellow helmet-shaped flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- a bronze-coloured breed of domestic pigeon with black markings
noun
- a port in NW Russia, on the Dvina River: major centre for the timber trade and White Sea fisheries. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est)Russian name: Arkhangelsk
late 12c., from Old French archangel (12c.) or directly from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek arkhangelos “chief angel,” from arkh- “chief, first” (see archon) + angelos (see angel). Replaced Old English heah encgel.