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seraphim

/ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/

seraphim is the plural of seraph.

seraphim is the plural of saraph.

seraphim is the alternative form of seraph.

Meaning of seraph

Noun

seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim or (nonstandard) seraphims)

  1. A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal.
  2. (post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.
    • From these uncordial reveries he is roused by a cordial slap on the shoulder, accompanied by a spicy volume of tobacco-smoke, out of which came a voice, sweet as a seraph's1857 April 1, Herman Melville, chapter XXIII, in The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, New York, N.Y.: Dix, Edwards & Co., […], →OCLC

Noun

seraphim (plural seraphims)

  1. Any member of the species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths.

Synonyms of seraphim

Forms of seraphim

pluralseraphim
pluralseraphims

Origin of seraphim

From Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף (“to burn”).

Questions about seraphim

What does seraphim mean?
Seraphim means any member of the species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths.
What is seraphim the plural of?
Seraphim is the plural of seraph.
What part of speech is seraphim?
Seraphim is a noun.
How do you pronounce seraphim?
Seraphim is pronounced /ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/.
What is the plural of seraphim?
The plural of seraphim is seraphim.

Words near seraphim in the dictionary

  1. seraphical
  2. seraphicall
  3. seraphically
  4. seraphick
  5. seraphicness
  6. seraphim
  7. seraphims
  8. seraphin
  9. Seraphina
  10. seraphine
  11. seraphines

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