seraphic
Syllables: se·raf·ic/səˈɹæf.ɪk/
seraphic adjective: of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.
Adjective
seraphic (comparative more seraphic, superlative most seraphic)
- Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.
- the Seraphic Doctor
- Who forthwith from the glittering Staff unfurld / Th’ imperial Enſign, which full high advanc’t / Shon like a Meteor ſtreaming to the Wind / With Gemms and Golden luſtre rich imblaz’d, / Seraphic arms and Trophies : all the while / Sonorous metal blowing Martial ſounds[…]1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
- Pure and sublime; angelic.
- a seraphic smile
- A thousand times he was like to have denyed all, but durst not defame the most sacred Idol of his Soul: Sometimes he thought his Uncle would be generous, and think it fit to give him Silvia; but that Thought was too Seraphick to remain a Moment in his Heart.1684, Aphra Behn, Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, London: Randal Taylor, pages 90–91
- Synonyms:
- angelical, archangelic, cherubic, angelic, angellike, angelly, cherubical, cherublike
seraphic meaning in Bengali and Malayalam
seraphic in Bengali
- দেবদূতের মতো, স্বর্গীয়
seraphic in Malayalam
- beatific, blissful, sublime
- പരിശുദ്ധമായ, നിർവൃതിദായകമായ, പരമാനന്ദകരമായ, നിത്യാനന്ദകരമായ, സ്വർഗ്ഗീയാനന്ദം നൽകുന്ന, കുതൂഹല
Examples of seraphic in a sentence
- Ye Hoſts that to his Courts belong, / Cherubic Quires, Seraphic Flames, / Awake the everlaſting Song.1739, John Wesley, “God’s Greatness”, in Hymns and Sacred Poems, 4th edition, Bristol: Felix Farley (1743), page 108
- Their passion seems to have been of the seraphic kind.1782, Thomas Pennant, The Journey from Chester to London, London: B. White, Part 2, p. 407:
Synonyms of seraphic
Forms of seraphic
| comparative | more seraphic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most seraphic |
| alternative form (archaic) | seraphical |
| alternative form (obsolete) | seraphicall |
Origin of seraphic
From Medieval Latin seraphicus, from Late Latin seraphīm, seraphīn, from Hebrew שָׂרָף (saráf, “seraph”). By surface analysis, seraph + -ic.
Words formed from seraphic
Words that rhyme with seraphic
- traffic
- graphic
- sapphic
- orthographic
- photographic
- acrographic
- alveographic
- biogeographic
- cartographic
- dendrographic
- maffick
- pornographic
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Questions about seraphic
- What does seraphic mean?
- Seraphic means of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.
- What is seraphic in Bengali?
- Seraphic in Bengali is দেবদূতের মতো, স্বর্গীয়. See Seraphic meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use seraphic in a sentence?
- Ye Hoſts that to his Courts belong, / Cherubic Quires, Seraphic Flames, / Awake the everlaſting Song.
- What part of speech is seraphic?
- Seraphic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce seraphic?
- Seraphic is pronounced /səˈɹæf.ɪk/.
Words near seraphic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: seraphic (page history and authors); seraphic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); seraphic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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