Definitions for Gabrielˈgeɪ bri əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ga•bri•elˈgeɪ bri əl(n.)

  1. one of the archangels, appearing usu. as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.

    Category: Bible

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Gabriel(noun)

    (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

Wiktionary

  1. Gabriel(ProperNoun)

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  2. Gabriel(ProperNoun)

    An archangel associated with carrying messages from God

  3. Gabriel(ProperNoun)

    An angel associated with the revelation of the Qur'an

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Gabriel

    an angel, one of the seven archangels, "the power of God," who is represented in the traditions of both the Jews and the Moslems as discharging the highest functions, and in Christian tradition as announcing to the Virgin Mary her election of God to be the mother of the Messiah; he ranks fully higher among Moslems than Jews.

  2. Gabriel

    a French architect, born in Paris (1710-1782).


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