Archangel

  1. Proper noun.  A city in northwest Russia.
  2. Noun.  A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel). .
  3. Noun.  In Christian angelology, an archangel is an angel from the third level or '''choir''' of angels, ranked above virtues and below powers.

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