Michael

Pronunciation

• enPR: mÄ«'kÉ™l, IPA: /ˈmaɪkÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -aɪkÉ™l

From Vulgate Latin Michael, Michahel, from Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, "who is like God?").

Alternative forms

• Michaell

Full definition of Michael

Proper noun

1. .
• 1629, Thomas Adams (clergyman), Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212:Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
• 2008, Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency, Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 498:He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually Michael."
2. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
• Authorized Version|Daniel|12|1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
• Authorized Version|Revelation|12|7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.

Derived terms

• Michael reaction
• Michael addition
• take the Michael

Related terms

• (pet forms) Mick, Mickey, Micky, Mike, Mikey
• (variants) Miles, Mitchell
• (feminine forms) Michaela, Michele, Michelle

From German Michael.

Proper noun

1. .