Deity vs. Archangel — What's the Difference?

A deity or god is a supernatural being considered divine or sacred. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion), or anything revered as divine.

An archangel is an angel of high rank. The word archangel itself is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions, but beings that are very similar to archangels are found in a number of religious traditions.

A god or goddess.

A high-ranking angel.

The essential nature or condition of being a god; divinity.

Archangels The eighth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

Deity God. Used with the.

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.

Synonym of angelica

A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.

A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.

The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works.

A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).

A god or goddess; a heathen god.

An angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

A biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally