Synonyms of cherub

Synonyms and similar words for cherub

Meaning of cherub

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. noun In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.

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cherub in other languages

• cherub in Hindi
• cherub in Bengali
• cherub in Malayalam
• cherub in Tagalog

Questions about synonyms of cherub

What is another word for cherub?

Cherub has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as putto, amoretto, cupid, angel and innocent.

What does cherub mean?

Cherub means 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.