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Those archangels, Michael and Gabriel, are on hand to assist God in handing down those new commandments.—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026 Royal blue, oxblood, and gold paint illuminated the creation of Adam and the temptation of Eve—the couple who give the place its name, the Crypt of the Original Sin—along with various apostles and archangels.—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026 The soldier remained still as though the archangel Gabriel was talking to her.—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026 One, which is how those of a religious leaning might see it, is as a miraculous, divine event, the archangel Gabriel shining the way towards the baby Jesus.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025 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