Arthur Quiller-Couch

Will you tell me, 'Oh, painting is a special art, whereas anyone can write prose passably well'? Can he, indeed? ... Can you, sir? Nay, believe me, you are either an archangel or a very bourgeois gentleman indeed if you admit to having spoken English prose all your life without knowing it.

English Writer

James Wolcott

Popular culture no longer craves archangels and new dawns. Pop culture traffics in vampires and deads of night.

American Critic

Archangels hold a high position among angels and are often leaders in spiritual hierarchies.

Religious Rank

Archangels appear in various religious texts and art; knowing this can help identify them in cultural contexts.

Cultural Depictions

Archangels are distinct from regular angels, renowned for specific roles or tasks.

Not Common Angels

The term 'archangel' describes attractive flowering plants and is distinct from the religious meaning.

Botanical Beauty

Archangel plants come in shades of purple and pink, which could be mistaken for other flowers.

Color Variation

In gardening contexts, 'archangel' refers to the plant, so don't confuse it with the spiritual being.

Horticultural Context

 Apparently, Lucifer means "the light." It also means "the morning star," in some scripture. And apparently, he disobeyed God, and that's the ultimate disobedience to authority. And when he did, Michael, the archangel, was sent to kick him out of heaven