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Raphael1 definition

Raph·ael (rā′fē əl)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. an archangel mentioned in the Apocrypha

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Rhaphaēl < Heb refael, lit., God hath healed

Raphael2 definition

Ra·phael (rä′fä el′, -fī-)

(born Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483-1520; It. painter & architect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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