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michael
/ˈmaɪkəl/
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What does michael mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- An archangel associated with defending the faithful in the tribulation.
- A surname transferred from the given name.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- A parish and sheading of the Isle of Man.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmaɪkəl/
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But Black Michael was a fit leader for this band of cutthroats, and, withal held them in fair subjection to his rule.
Then, as we hoped, Michael, in fury, would rush out of his apartments opposite, and fall alive into the hands of Sapt.
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Four great iron spikes there were, red and never dry, Michael plucked them from the Cross and set them in the sky.
One dark and snowy night, when Michael and his men had retired to rest, a loud knocking was heard at the door.
In Michael Angelo's case, the period of growth, of genuine art, may be said to have lasted until after his sixtieth year.