cherubic - 4 dictionary results
cher⋅ub
[cher-uh
b]
–noun, plural cher⋅ubs for 3, 4; cher⋅u⋅bim
[cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim]
for 1, 2.
for 1, 2. | 1. | a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10. |
| 2. | Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings. |
| 3. | a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child. |
| 4. | a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME < L < Gk < Heb kərūbh; r. ME cherubin, OE c(h)erubin, cerubim (all sing.) < L cherūbim < Gk < Heb kərūbhīm (pl.)
bef. 900; ME < L < Gk < Heb kərūbh; r. ME cherubin, OE c(h)erubin, cerubim (all sing.) < L cherūbim < Gk < Heb kərūbhīm (pl.)

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| cher·ub
(chěr'əb) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew kərûb; see krb in Semitic roots.] che·ru'bic (chə-rōō'bĭk) adj., che·ru'bi·cal·ly adv. |
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| cherubic | |
adjective | |
| having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic] |
Cherubic
Che*ru"bic\, Cherubical \Che*ru"bic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. "The cherubic host." --Milton.Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
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