archangel
noun
a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God.
archangels
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pluralof archangel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He meditated and prayed to archangels as an attempt to pull himself back together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
The large scarlet wings on the ballet’s two leading women—Sara Mearns, often coupled with Stanley, and Isabella LaFreniere, mostly opposite Mr. Tomash—resemble those of archangels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying,
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
With a fanciful, skillfully written score, the piece presents a beguiling present-day story of a group of hapless archangels having trouble recruiting a young woman to bear God in human form.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
And while the archangels are preparing the courtroom and the blessed tune their harps and certain others lie hunching under their fires, the ladies will be dashing hysterically in and out of fitting rooms.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
