Michael

[ mahy-kuhl ]

noun

1. (in the Abrahamic religions) a militant archangel.
2. Also called Michael I. 1921–2017, last king of Romania 1927–30, 1940–47 (son of Carol II).
3. (italics) a narrative poem (1800) by Wordsworth.
4. a male given name.

Michael

/ ˈmaɪkəl /

noun

1. Michael15961645MRussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1596–1645, tsar of Russia (1613–45); founder of the Romanov dynasty
2. Michael1921MRomanianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler born 1921, king of Romania (1927–30, as part of a three-part regency; 1940–47), who relinquished the throne (1930–40) in favour of his father, Carol II. He led the coup d'état that overthrew (1944) Antonescu but was forced to abdicate (1947) by the Communists
3. Saint Michael
   Bible MichaelMRELIGION: archangelRELIGION: saint one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8

Michael

1. One of the most important angels , who was the guardian angel of the Jews (see also Jews ) and the leader of the celestial armies in the Book of Revelation .

Notes

Michael is often depicted with scales for weighing the souls of the dead on Judgment Day .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Michael¹

From Late Latin Michahel, from Greek Michaḗl, from Hebrew Mīkhāʾēl “Who is like God?”; equivalent to mi “who?” + ka “like, as” + ʾēl “God”

Example Sentences

In one of many mini-lessons throughout the book, Michael remarks that “Music brings people together, not only to feel, but to agree on what we feel.”

From Washington Post

Struggling with body aches and fatigue, Shannon and Michael wrote their wills.

From Washington Post

Winston Scott’s adopted son, Michael, told me he had always been puzzled by a signed photograph of Shepard he found in his father’s papers.

From MIT Technology Review

In 2014, Michael met with the deputy coordinator of the Belize National Emergency Management Organization as part of work the MicroInsurance Centre was doing in the country.

From Fortune

After Michael’s career took the Kernans to California and London, they landed in the Washington region in 1967.

From Washington Post

Normally, 434 members (minus Michael Grimm who resigned) would vote for Speaker.

From The Daily Beast

Michael Steinbrick, a personal trainer with New York Sports Clubs, says he can always spot a newbie.

From The Daily Beast

Michael Kazin is a historian who has written a lot about the New Left.

From The Daily Beast

Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.

From The Daily Beast

Thus, like Michael Corleone, Abel is a man living with a paternal figure looming over his life.

From The Daily Beast

Michael Allcroft returned to his duties, tuned for labour, full of courage, and the spirit of enterprise and action.

From Project Gutenberg

Andrew Michael Ramsay, a Scottish historian and philosopher, died.

From Project Gutenberg

"I did not mean to speak unkindly, Michael," he stammered with a view to apologize.

From Project Gutenberg

A stronger heart than Michael's might have quailed in his position; yet the pressure from without animated and invigorated him.

From Project Gutenberg

The second year passed on, and then the third: at the close of this, Michael looked again at his condition.

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