archangel
/ˈɑːkeɪndʒəl/noun
1
- an angel of greater than ordinary rank天使长。
1.1
- (in traditional Christian angelology) a being of the eighth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy（传统基督教天使学中九级制等级中的）第八级天使。
2
- （亦作yellow archangel）a yellow-flowered Eurasian dead-nettle found in woodland圆当归。
2.1
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon (or Galeobdolon luteum), family Labiatae.拉丁名Lamiastrum galeobdolon(或Galeobdolon luteum), 唇形科。
派生词
archangelic
adjective词源
Middle English， from Anglo-Norman French archangele, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek arkhangelos, from arkhi- 'chief'+ angelos 'messenger， angel'.