cherub

  • 41cherub — cherubic /cheuh rooh bik/, cherubical, adj. cherubically, adv. cherublike, adj. /cher euhb/, n., pl. cherubs for 3, 4; cherubim /cher euh bim, yoo bim/ for 1, 2. 1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10. 2. Theol. a member of the second order …

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  • 42cherub — noun /ˈtʃɛrəb/ a) A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in [ …

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  • 43Cherub —    Plural cherubim, the name of certain symbolical figures frequently mentioned in Scripture. They are first mentioned in connection with the expulsion of our first parents from Eden (Gen. 3:24). There is no intimation given of their shape or… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 44cherub — Synonyms and related words: angel, angel of light, angel of love, archangel, babe, baby, baby doll, bairn, beatified soul, buttercup, canonized mortal, celestial, cherubim, chick, chickabiddy, child, chit, darling, dear, deary, doll, duck,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 45cherub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cupid, amor; child, moppet, urchin; infant. See angel, youth. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. angel, seraph, beautiful infant; see angel 1 , baby 1 , child …

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  • 46Cherub — Che|rub 〈 [çe: ] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: bim od. bi|nen; AT〉 Engel, Paradieswächter [Etym.: hebr., urspr., »geflügeltes Wundertier mit menschlichem Antlitz«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 47cherub — cher|ub [ˈtʃerəb] n [Date: 800 900; : Latin; Origin: Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kerubh] 1.) an ↑angel shown in works of art as a fat pretty child with small wings 2.) informal a young pretty child who behaves very well 3.) plural …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48Cherub — Che|rub [ çe:..., auch ke:...], ökum. Kerub der; s, Plur. im u. inen, auch e <aus hebr. kerûb, Plur. keruvîm »himmlisches Wesen«> [biblischer] Engel (mit Flügeln u. Tierfüßen), himmlischer Wächter (z. B. des Paradieses) …

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  • 49cherub — cher|ub [ tʃerəb ] noun count 1. ) (plural cher|u|bim [ tʃerəbım, kerəbım ]) a type of ANGEL that is represented in art as an attractive, slightly fat small child or baby 2. ) an attractive child or one who behaves very well …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50cherub — m IV, DB. a, Ms. cherubbie; lm M. te y, ci owie (cherubbi), D. ów, B. y a. ów 1. poet. → cherubin w zn. 1 Malować złotowłose cheruby (złotowłosych cherubów). 2. «w religiach starożytnego Wschodu: istota nadprzyrodzona, duch opiekuńczy… …

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