Seraph

['serəf] or ['sɛrəf]

Definition

(noun.) an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child.

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Definition

(n.) One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels.

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Definition

n. an angel of the highest rank in the traditional angelology of the church due to Dionysius the Areopagite who places the seraphim at the head of the nine choirs of angels the first rank being formed by the seraphim cherubim and throni:—pl. Seraphs (ser′afs) Seraphim (ser′af-im) celestial beings on either side of the throne of Jehovah seen in prophetic vision by Isaiah and by him alone (vi. 2-6): a geometrid moth.—adjs. Seraph′ic -al pertaining to or becoming a seraph: angelic: pure: sublime: refined.—adv. Seraph′ically.

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