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seraphim

[ ser-uh-fim ]
/ ˈsɛr ə fɪm /
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noun

a plural of seraph.

RELATED WORDS

baby, seraph, guardian, cherub, spirit, archangel, sprite

Nearby words

serang, serape, serapeum, seraph, seraphic, seraphim, serapis, serb, serb., serbia, serbia and montenegro, union of

Origin of seraphim

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

Definition for seraphim (2 of 2)

seraph

[ ser-uh f ]
/ ˈsɛr əf /

noun, plural ser·aphs, ser·a·phim [ser-uh-fim] /ˈsɛr ə fɪm/.

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

Origin of seraph

First recorded in 1660–70; back formation from seraphim

Related forms

ser·aph·like, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for seraphim

seraph

/ (ˈsɛrəf) /

noun plural -aphs or -aphim (-əfɪm)

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)

Word Origin for seraph

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