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RAPHAEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An archangel of the Hebrew tradition
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Raphael" is a kind of...):
archangel (an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
Synonyms:
Raffaello Santi; Raffaello Sanzio; Raphael
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)