ARCHANGEL

(1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels.

ARCHAN'GEL, the prince or chief of angels. The word only occurs twice in the Bible, 1 Thess 4:16; Jude 9, and it is generally believed that a created, though highly-exalted, being is denoted by the term.

ARCHAN'GEL, the prince or chief of angels. The word only occurs twice in the Bible, 1 Thess 4:16; Jude 9, and it is generally believed that a created, though highly-exalted, being is denoted by the term.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. Milton.

2. A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).