Gabriel
Americannoun
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Judaism, Christianity. one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger or guardian.
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Islam. the angel of revelation and the intermediary between God and Muhammad.
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a male given name.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Gabriel
From Late Latin Gabriel, Gabrihel, from Greek Gabriḗl, from Hebrew Gabhriēl “God is my strength”
Example Sentences
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Brazilian defender Gabriel is so important in the majority of the routines that Arsenal use.
From BBC
The US public affairs firm's report included information about journalist Gabriel Pogrund's Jewish beliefs and claims about his ideological position.
From BBC
Witness Mary Gabriel’s immensely popular book “Ninth Street Women,” and the Denver Art Museum’s pioneering but problematic 2016 exhibition “Women of Abstract Expressionism.”
Under a blazing sun, the green sea turtle thwapped the surface of the San Gabriel River with her sole front flipper as aquarium staffers gripped her shell.
From Los Angeles Times
So I just sat there, mad all over, hating monkeys, and more determined than ever to catch every last one of them if it took me until Gabriel blew his horn.
From Literature
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