Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, the geometrid moth Lobophora halterata, or L. hexaptera: an English collectors' name. The small seraphim is L. sexalisata.
- noun A fossil crustacean of the genus Pterygotus, as P. anglicus: said to be so called by Scotch quarrymen, from some fancied resemblance of the creatures to their notion of seraphs.
- noun Plural of
seraph .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The Hebrew plural of
seraph . Cf.cherubim .
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- noun Plural form of
seraph .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word seraphim means ‘fiery one,’ which if you study your Libro Rosso, you will recognize as the original name of the Queen of Sheba.
The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010
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Seraphina is derived from the Biblical word seraphim, is Hebrew in origin and means fiery ones.
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Above the cornices are three other pedestals, supporting the three Saints, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael; and above St. Michael, in the midst of cherubim and seraphim, is a representation of the Eternal Father.
Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843
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According to a website specialising in the origin of names, Seraphina is derived from the Biblical word seraphim, which is Hebrew in origin and means fiery ones.
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In old times, the _bne Elohim_ and the seraphim are His court, and the angels are alike the court and the army of God; the cherubim are his throne-bearers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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Bengalesey, some of 'em 'ookin' it to Suakim, some of 'em retirin 'on the seraphim, which is another name for Berkshires.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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They are also called cherubim and seraphim, that is, cherubs and seraphs.
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Bengalesey, some of 'em 'ookin' it to Suakim, some of 'em retirin 'on the seraphim, which is another name for Berkshires.
Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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Bengalesey, some of 'em 'ookin' it to Suakim, some of 'em retirin 'on the seraphim, which is another name for Berkshires.
Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 4 Gilbert Parker 1897
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In Catholic Theory the seraphim is the only angel higher in the angel hierarchy.
raabia commented on the word seraphim
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, exhibit number one is what the seraphs, the misinformed, simple, noble-winged seraphs, envied. Look at this tangle of thorns."
Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita, Chapter 1
July 1, 2007
talksiik commented on the word seraphim
lulz.
October 14, 2008