Archangels (Lat. archangelus, pl. archangeli) are superior or higher-ranking angels.[LINK: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Archangel] Archangel at WordNet® 2.0. as retrieved from [LINK: http://dictionary.reference.com] Dictionary.com Archangels are found in a number of religious traditions, including Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism. In Biblical Christianity, the only archangels ever clearly named as being of the order are Michael and Gabriel; Raphael is mentioned in the Deuterocanonical book of Tobit. The word archangel derives from the Greek ?????????? archangelos = ???- arch- ("first, primary, chief") and ??????? angelos ("messenger"). In Judaism There are no explicit references to archangels in the canonical texts of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Indeed even angels are uncommon except in later works

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