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Its shadow—cast from a gilded weather vane in the shape of archangel Gabriel 323-feet in the air—has marked the passing of days over the most famous plaza in Venice for more than a century.—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Atop a cupola, the archangel Michael stands seven feet tall, his sword lowered, facing a Burger King.—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 The Jubilee’s first event was a parish picnic last Sept. 29 in Rancho Bernardo Community Park, a date coinciding with the Feast of the Archangels — Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael — the three archangels mentioned in the Bible.—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 On the left is the archangel Gabriel raising his hand in a gesture of blessing and empathy.—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for archangel
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French archangle, from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek archangelos, from archi- + angelos angel
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