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seraphim

[ ser-uh-fim ]

/ ˈsɛr ə fɪm /

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noun

a plural of seraph.

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Origin of seraphim

before 900; Middle English; Old English seraphin<Late Latin (Vulgate) seraphim<Hebrew śərāphīm

Words nearby seraphim

Serang, serape, Serapeum, seraph, seraphic, seraphim, Serapis, Serb, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Union of, Serbian

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How to use seraphim in a sentence

Hath not he also said, "He must, last of all, drink the blood of the infant from the crystal cup of the king and the seraphim?"
A Modern Aladdin|Howard Pyle
One little pleasant sentence spoken in the morning will ring all day in a sensitive heart like the song of a seraphim.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine
Above the throne, or rather round it, like the courtiers surrounding the throne of an Eastern monarch, stand the seraphim.
The Preacher and His Models|James Stalker
He's almost up to where 'the cherubim and seraphim continually do sing.'
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo

His ranks of the Cherubim are beside Him, and the armies of the Seraphim are dreadful.
Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster|F. Marion Crawford