Gabriel


Definition: Meaning of, Gabriel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡeɪbrɪəl /

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  1. 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 .
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Gabriel used in phrases

  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti (noun)
    1. 1828-1882 english poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites
  • Fauré, Gabriel
    1. (1845-1924) a French COMPOSER famous for his Requiem
  • Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (noun)
    1. 1686-1736 german physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name
  • Gabriel Lippmann (noun)
    1. 1845-1921 french physicist who developed the first colour photographic process
  • Gabriel Tellez (noun)
    1. 1571-1648 spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan
  • García Márquez, Gabriel
    1. (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.
  • Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti (noun)
    1. 1749-1791 french revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution
  • Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
    1. (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.
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