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seraphical

seraphical adjective: seraphic: of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; (by extension) pure and sublime.

Adjective

seraphical (comparative more seraphical, superlative most seraphical)

  1. (archaic) Seraphic: of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; (by extension) pure and sublime.
    • And here (loe) they beginne to spreade theyr armes, in allegyng auctoritees out of solemne doctours, subtile doctours, most subtile doctours, seraphicall doctours, holy doctours, irrefragable doctours, and suche other goodly bigge names of theyr Schole pillers.1549, Desiderius Erasmus, translated by Thomas Chaloner, The Praise of Folie, London: Thomas Berthelet
    • […] the Kings in those dayes thought the Church men their SVBIECTS, though now wee be taught other Seraphicall doctrine.1609, James I, An Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance, London: Robert Barker, page 29

Forms of seraphical

comparativemore seraphical
superlativemost seraphical
alternative form (obsolete)seraphicall

Questions about seraphical

What does seraphical mean?
Seraphical means seraphic: of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; (by extension) pure and sublime.
What part of speech is seraphical?
Seraphical is an adjective.

Words near seraphical in the dictionary

  1. serapeium
  2. serapes
  3. serapeum
  4. seraph
  5. seraphic
  6. seraphical
  7. seraphicall
  8. seraphically
  9. seraphick
  10. seraphicness
  11. seraphim

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