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Raphael

masc. proper name, Biblical archangel (Apocrypha), from Late Latin, from Greek Rhaphael, from Hebrew Repha'el, literally "God has healed," from rapha "he healed" + el "God." Raphaelesque (1832) is in reference to painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520). See Pre-Raphaelite.

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Definitions of Raphael from WordNet

Raphael (n.)
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520);
Synonyms: Raffaello Santi / Raffaello Sanzio
Raphael (n.)
an archangel of the Hebrew tradition;
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