Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈsɛɹəf/
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ˈsɛɹəf
Noun
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.
A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.
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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's
I don’t mean that,—I said,—you blessed little saint and seraph!—if there’s an angel missing in the New Jerusalem, inquire for her at this boarding house!
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When I got there Mrs. Allan met me at the door. She was dressed in the sweetest dress of pale-pink organdy, with dozens of frills and elbow sleeves, and she looked just like a seraph.
Noun
an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
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