/ Dictionary / Index R Raphael: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Raph•a•el Pronunciation: (raf'ē-ul, rā'fē-, rä"fī-el'), [key] — n. (Raffaello Santi or Sanzio) 1483–1520, Italian painter. one of the archangels. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “healing of the Lord.” Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: raphael (Thesaurus) rap group Raphaelesque Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language