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archangel, in religionarchangel (ärk`ānjəl), chief angel angel (ān`jəl), [Gr.,=messenger], bodiless, immortal spirit, limited in knowledge and power, accepted in the traditional belief of..... Click the link for more information. . They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are Michael Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. ..... Click the link for more information. , Gabriel Gabriel (gā`brēəl), archangel, the divine herald. ..... Click the link for more information. , Raphael Raphael (răf`ēəl, rā`–), archangel. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Uriel 1, 2 Two descendants of Kohath. 3 Man whose daughter became mother of King Abijah of Judah. The name appears in the pseudepigrapha for an archangel. He is introduced in Milton's Paradise Lost as the angel of the sun. ..... Click the link for more information. . In early Jewish literature archangels are called "angels of the presence." Archangel, city, RussiaArchangel: see Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (ərkhän`gĭlsk) or Archangel..... Click the link for more information. , Russia. |
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