Gabriel

[ gey-bree-uhl ]

/ ˈgeɪ bri əl /

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noun

one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Daniel 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.

Islam. the angel of revelation and the intermediary between God and Muhammad.

a male given name.

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Origin of Gabriel

From Late Latin Gabriel, Gabrihel, from Greek Gabriḗl, from Hebrew Gabhriēl “God is my strength”

Words nearby Gabriel

gaboon, gaboon viper, Gabor, Gaboriau, Gaborone, Gabriel, Gabrieli, Gabriella, Gabrilowitsch, gaby, G/A con.

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How to use Gabriel in a sentence

I’d planned to visit her with my second child, Gabriel, who was born in February 2020, but alas, covid intervened.
“She saw something in me”|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
That teacher and another staff member at the center again noticed injuries to Gabriel in June and in August 2019, according to the affidavit.
After mother, partner are charged in toddler’s death, D.C. police say siblings were also abused|Peter Hermann|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
According to the police affidavit, a day-care center teacher saw Gabriel with a bruised eye in May 2019.
After mother, partner are charged in toddler’s death, D.C. police say siblings were also abused|Peter Hermann|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
He told police he “popped” Gabriel the day before he died after seeing the toddler play with an exercise weight.
After mother, partner are charged in toddler’s death, D.C. police say siblings were also abused|Peter Hermann|November 11, 2020|Washington Post

Police said Turner told them he once punched the 11-year-old in the face “to teach him a lesson” after the boy could not provide sufficient explanation for Gabriel’s bruised eye.
After mother, partner are charged in toddler’s death, D.C. police say siblings were also abused|Peter Hermann|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
Gabriel is having a very difficult time completely reconciling his faith with his own behavior and the state of the world.
‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Scott Gimple Teases ‘Darker, Weirder’ Times Ahead|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I really turned on in particular to James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Günter Grass.
James Patterson Goes Full ‘Fahrenheit 451’ With Burning Book Video|William O’Connor|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gabriel Pedreira, a spokesman for United Against a Nuclear Iran, opposed any legislation to transfer federal land to Rio Tinto.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran|Ben Jacobs|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gabriel Weston is an ear, nose and throat surgical specialist.
Doctors Can Write More Than Prescriptions: The Best Books by Doctors|Gabriel Weston|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gabriel has also warned that a practicing Muslim “cannot be a loyal citizen to the United States of America.”
The Heritage Hate Panel Features Two Leading Islamophobes|Dean Obeidallah|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A pupil of her father until his death, when she became a student under Gabriel Max, in Munich, for a year.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
Dr. Gabriel Bdart says that music ought to be specially written for these new instruments.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
And I heard the voice of a man between Ulai: and he called, and said: Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
There's Raphael singing, Gabriel accompanying him on the harp, and all the angels flapping their wings to express their joy.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
But how are we to justify a man who says, "Believe that I have conversed with the angel Gabriel, or pay me tribute!"
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for Gabriel (1 of 2)

Gabriel¹

/ (ˈɡeɪbrɪəl) /

noun

Bible one of the archangels, the messenger of good news (Daniel 8:16–26; Luke 1:11–20, 26–38)

British Dictionary definitions for Gabriel (2 of 2)

Gabriel²

/ (French ɡabriɛl) /

noun

Jacques-Ange (ʒakɑ̃ʒ). 1698–1782, French architect: designed the Petit Trianon at Versailles

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Cultural definitions for Gabriel

Gabriel

An angel in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim systems of belief. He is usually represented in the Bible (see also Bible) as a messenger from God, bearing God's word to the Israelites and appearing to Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the Annunciation. Gabriel also revealed the sacred laws of the Koran to Muhammad.