cherubim

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

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.

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There are a few visual effects, to indicate hazy memories, and a through line built around a white piano decorated with cherubim, which ends the film on a happy note.

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There is no end of hand-wringing over careerists who forgo the delights of cherubim in favor of corporate paychecks, but careful interrogations of parenthood are few and far between.

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In one passage, a prophet called Ezekiel describes a "vision of God being transported on cherubim", with four wings and "feet shaped like the sole of a calf's foot".

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She transforms the unruly bunch of us into a heavenly host of cherubim, hovering a thousand feet above the city rooftops.

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It’s like we were ringed by cherubim, smiling at our antics.

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