Raphael

[ raf-ee-uhl, rey-fee-, rah-fahy-el ]

noun

1. Raffaello Santi or Sanzio, 1483–1520, Italian painter.
2. one of the archangels.
3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “healing of the Lord.”

Raphael

/ ˈræfeɪəl /

noun

1. Bible one of the archangels; the angel of healing and the guardian of Tobias (Tobit 3:17; 5–12). Feast day: Sept 29
2. SantiRaphael14831520MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARCHITECTURE: architect original name Raffaello Santi or Sanzio . 1483–1520, Italian painter and architect, regarded as one of the greatest artists of the High Renaissance. His many paintings include the Sistine Madonna (?1513) and the Transfiguration (unfinished, 1520)

Raphael

1. A sixteenth-century Italian painter. A contemporary of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo , he is known for his beautiful and gracious Madonnas and The School of Athens ( see Plato's Academy ).

Derived Forms

• ˌRaphaelˈesque, adjective

Example Sentences

The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.

From Los Angeles Times

Obama was preceded by actor Samuel L Jackson, director Spike Lee, and producer and actor Tyler Perry, as well as Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock and rocker Bruce Springsteen.

From BBC

The as-yet-unsexed and unnamed animal was born to parents Raphael and Bijou at Cotswold Wildlife Park.

From BBC

Professor Raphael Bengoa has returned to Northern Ireland and said the need for transforming health and social care, backed by sustained budgets, is even more pressing than ever.

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Raphael Cull was 84 years old when his GP noticed a growth on his bowel that was later diagnosed as cancer.

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