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Definition of Michael
1. Noun. (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews.
Definition of Michael
1. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. (context: Judaism Christianity) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Michael
Literary usage of Michael
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1902)
"It was afterwards agreed that John and Michael should be proclaimed as joint
emperors, and raised on the buckler, but that the preeminence should be ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1885)
"Und Banim • broached to Michael his scheme for a series of possessed the hearty
humour of a Lover or a national tales. The elder brother at once Lever, ..."
3. The Contemporary Review (1872)
"TWENTY-THEEE SONNETS FROM Michael ANGELO. TO students of Michael Angelo's works
the new edition of his poems, published by Cesare Guasti, is an event of the ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"1597 Mary daughter of Michael Austen christened 12 March [1597/8]. 1600 Richard
son of Michael Austen christened 30 March. ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1907)
"Boswell described old Michael Johnson as afflicted with " a general sensation of
gloomy ... If Michael transmitted " a vile melancholy " to his elder son, ..."
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