cherub

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A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in
A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly innocent or angelic
A statue or other depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child
{n} a kind of angel, a high celestial spirit
{i} angel; beautiful and innocent child
a sweet innocent baby
In painting the head of an angelic child with wings Also, in general, any angelic small child, usually depicted naked and with wings
(Hebrew pl cherubim) An angelic being, in appearance something like a human but with wings; they were mythical celestial winged creatures prominent in Temple decoration; cherubim were considered God's ruling council, also called the host of heaven
One of a order of angels, variously represented in art
A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim
In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs
A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple
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A beautiful child; so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children
A cherub is a kind of angel that is represented in art as a naked child with wings. In Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature, a celestial winged being with human, animal, or birdlike characteristics. They are included among the angels, and in the Hebrew scriptures they are described as the throne bearers of God. In Christianity and Islam they are celestial attendants of God and praise him continually. Known as karbn in Islam, they repeat "Glory to God" ceaselessly, and they dwell in a section of heaven inaccessible to attacks by the Devil. In art they are often depicted as winged infants. See also seraph
In Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature, a celestial winged being with human, animal, or birdlike characteristics; a throne bearer of the deity Derived from ancient Near Eastern mythology and iconography, these celestial beings serve important liturgical and intercessory functions in the hierarchy of angels Old Testament descriptions of the cherubim emphasize their supernatural mobility and their cultic role as throne bearers of God, rather than intercessory functions In Christianity the cherubim are ranked among the higher orders of angels and, as celestial attendants of God, continually praise him
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child a sweet innocent baby
cherubic
of, or relating to a cherub; angelic
cherubic
of, or like a baby; infantile
A cherub
cherubin
Cherubim
seraphim
cherubic
{s} angelic; beautiful; innocent
cherubic
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
cherubic
If someone looks cherubic, they look sweet and innocent like a cherub. her beaming, cherubic face
cherubic
Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic
cherubically
in the form of an angel; like an angel; innocently
cherubim
Traditional plural of cherub
cherubim
The Hebrew plural of Cherub
cherubim
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cherubims
italbrac, irregular, plural of cherub
cherubs
Modern plural of cherub
cherub
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