Definition of "archangel" []

• A high-ranking angel. (noun)
• The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. (noun)

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• "For me it's a choice between Raphael and Hawke for drinks and since a certain archangel is taken by a certain angel and that she would kick my a** for touching her man, I'll go with Hawke as he's technically not taken yet!"
• "Raphael said that the only difference between an angel and an archangel is age and experience, so about what age would an angel be able to turn into an archangel?"
• "Makes me want to kiss a certain archangel, but Elena would kick my ass."