cherubim

1. sing. cherub One of the groups of the angels .

Notes

In the art of the Renaissance , cherubim (or cherubs) are depicted as chubby babies with wings. Hence, a person with a chubby, childlike face may be called “cherubic.”

God is often described in the Old Testament as sitting on a throne supported by cherubim.

Example Sentences

The priests bore the ark into the "Holy of Holies" and deposited it under the wings of the cherubim.

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Four cherubim Ezekiel beheld with faces of the lion, the ox, the eagle and the face of man.

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The cherubim are not symbolical figures but real beings, for they are called "living creatures."

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The mighty wings of the cherubim were lifted up to mount up from the earth; the wheels never swerved from their side.

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From the hand of the cherub, the man in linen cloth received the fire that was between the cherubim.

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