Definition: Meaning of, Gabriel in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈɡeɪbrɪəl /
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in the Bible, an ARCHANGEL who brings messages from God to people on Earth. In art, Gabriel is often shown blowing a TRUMPET . According to Christian belief, he was sent by God to tell MARY that she would be the mother of JESUS . In the Muslim religion, Gabriel gave Muhammad the messages from Allah which form the KORAN .
(1928- ) a Colombian writer whose novels are in the style of MAGIC REALISM, and include One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera . He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982.
(1828-82) a British artist and poet who helped to start the PRE-RAPHAELITE movement. His paintings were mostly based on religious subjects or old stories about King Arthur. He was the brother of Christina Georgina Rossetti.