All 3 Uses of
archangel
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- The archangel Michael, the prince of the heavenly host, appeared glorious and terrible against the sky.†
Chpt 3
- No longer the lowly Lamb of God, no longer the meek Jesus of Nazareth, no longer the Man of Sorrows, no longer the Good Shepherd, He is seen now coming upon the clouds, in great power and majesty, attended by nine choirs of angels, angels and archangels, principalities, powers and virtues, thrones and dominations, cherubim and seraphim, God Omnipotent, God Everlasting.†
Chpt 3 *
- No angel or archangel in heaven, no saint, not even the Blessed Virgin herself, has the power of a priest of God: the power of the keys, the power to bind and to loose from sin, the power of exorcism, the power to cast out from the creatures of God the evil spirits that have power over them; the power, the authority, to make the great God of Heaven come down upon the altar and take the form of bread and wine.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
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(archangel) an angel of high rank