seraph
Americannoun
plural
seraphs, seraphim-
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isaiah 6.
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a member of the highest order of angels, often represented as a child's head with wings above, below, and on each side.
noun
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theol a member of the highest order of angels in the celestial hierarchies, often depicted as the winged head of a child
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Old Testament one of the fiery six-winged beings attendant upon Jehovah in Isaiah's vision (Isaiah 6)
Other Word Forms
- seraphlike adjective
Etymology
Origin of seraph
First recorded in 1660–70; back formation from seraphim
Example Sentences
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Mr. Tomash, mirroring Taylor Stanley, who identifies as nonbinary, has what might be seen as a seraph role, given the wing-like, flowing sleeves of fashion designer Iris van Herpen’s costuming, supervised by Marc Happel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
Foul-mouthed seraph Ashnikko first strikes viewers with her long blue pigtails and ethereal humanoid beauty.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2021
"Angel," for example, depicts a seraph of some sort — but one that's badly damaged.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2012
Falling in love with an enemy seraph, she is forced to discover her role in the brutal war between angels and monsters.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2011
Something had fallen, but it couldn’t be her, and the great seraph couldn’t be keeling over.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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