Plural of cherub
regular plural
The plural of cherub is cherubs, cherubim or cherubims.
Forms of cherub
| Singular | cherub /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹəb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cherubs cherubim /ˈtʃɛ.ɹ(j)u.bɪm/ cherubims |
| Countable | countable |
Cherubs and cherubim in a sentence
- Inside, the walls were painted with murals of dogs frolicking in the woods and giving chase to a frightened fox while chubby canine cherubim smiled down at them.2010, Pseudonymous Bosch [pseudonym; Raphael Simon], “The Royal Kennels”, in This Isn’t What It Looks Like (The Secret Series; 4), New...
- Blind parget cherubs watched from the high corners.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 135. From the entry parget
- He stared at but did not see the bleared reflection of the flanking cherubs a hundred feet above the steel-grey veneer of water.1946, Mervyn Peake, “Here and There”, in Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. From the entry blear
- Once-imagined islands, extinct peoples and lost cities from the New World to Chinese Tartary reappear in vividly colored engravings, embellished with trumpeting cherubs and snorting sea monsters.1983 April 10, R.V. Denenberg, “THE PAST SEEN IN A WORLD OF MAPS”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24…. From the entry Chinese Tartary
- Nonidolatrous statues of certain creatures, such as the cherubim, were clearly not considered violations of this commandment and were used both in the wilderness Tabernacle and in Solomon's temple.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1010. From the entry nonidolatrous
Meaning of cherub
- noun A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
- noun A winged angel, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim.
- noun In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.
Questions about the plural of cherub
- What is the plural of cherub?
- The plural of cherub is cherubs, cherubim or cherubims.
- Which is correct, cherubs or cherubim?
- Both are used. cherubs is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is cherub countable?
- Cherub is a countable noun.
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