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seraph

[ ser-uhf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ser·aphs, ser·a·phim [ser, -, uh, -fim].

one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isaiah 6.
a member of the highest order of angels, often represented as a child's head with wings above, below, and on each side.

seraph

/ ˈsɛrəf /

theol a member of the highest order of angels in the celestial hierarchies, often depicted as the winged head of a child
Old Testament one of the fiery six-winged beings attendant upon Jehovah in Isaiah's vision (Isaiah 6)

Origin of seraph¹

First recorded in 1660–70; back formation from seraphim

Origin of seraph¹

C17: back formation from plural seraphim, via Late Latin from Hebrew

A woman will endure martyrdom with the expression of a seraph,—an extremely aggravating seraph.

Happiness lay beside him steering the boat, a seraph worked the oars, the land ahead must be paradise.

Would they indeed have been less criminal, if a seraph of glory had proposed to them the impious deed?

Another has joined the band—a little shadowy form, with lambent eyes, and the smile of a seraph.

She went from town to town, from platform to platform, looking like a little dazed seraph playing in its dreams.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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