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archangel

[ahrk-ayn-juhl] / ˈɑrkˌeɪn dʒəl /




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He encounters criminals, a spell-casting witch and his opponent from the heavenly spheres, an archangel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Then, the Eastside’s aspiring archangel flew off to her night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024

It clothes the statue of the archangel Gabriel atop the bell tower on St. Mark’s Square and glistens in the mosaics on the facade of St. Mark’s Basilica, aptly nicknamed “the Golden Church.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Such a move isn't entirely unprecedented, after all; wasn't it thrilling to see Tilda Swinton swooped in at the end of 2005's "Constantine" as the archangel Gabriel?

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2022

He laughed, and then began to hum that same, unfamiliar lullaby; the voice of an archangel, soft in my ear.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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

All around me are the cherubim, seraphim, continually crying “Holy, holy, holy,” the angels, archangels, that sort of thing.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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