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RAPHAEL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An archangel of the Hebrew tradition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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