Raphael

[raf-ee-uhl, rey-fee-, rah-fahy-el]

noun

1. Raffaello Santi or Sanzio, 1483–1520, Italian painter.

2. one of the archangels.

3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “healing of the Lord.”

Raphael

/ ˈræfeɪəl /

noun

1. Bible one of the archangels; the angel of healing and the guardian of Tobias (Tobit 3:17; 5–12). Feast day: Sept 29

2. original name Raffaello Santi or Sanzio . 1483–1520, Italian painter and architect, regarded as one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance. His many paintings include the Sistine Madonna (?1513) and the Transfiguration (unfinished, 1520)

Raphael

1. A sixteenth-century Italian painter. A contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, he is known for his beautiful and gracious Madonnas and The School of Athens (see Plato's Academy).

Other Word Forms

• Raphaelesque adjective

Example Sentences

"He is playing like three or four different players on the pitch at the same time, and that makes him so invaluable," said Raphael Honigstein on the BBC Football Daily Euro Leagues podcast.

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Several Fed speakers are on the calendar – Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic around noon, followed by Fed governor Stephan Miran at 12:30 p.m. and Fed governor Christopher Waller at 1 p.m.

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Spanish singer Raphael, who will receive the 2025 Person of the Year award, is also expected to grace the stage.

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He had been working in the studio on what would have been his fourth album with Raphael Saadiq.

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Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic told Barron’s this week that while he still views inflation as the more pressing issue, he is listening to colleagues who warn about the employment outlook.

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