[si-raf-ik] 
| of, like, or befitting a seraph. |
| ser·aph (sěr'əf) n. pl. ser·a·phim (-ə-fĭm) or ser·aphs
[Back-formation from pl. seraphim, from Middle English seraphin, from Old English, from Late Latin seraphīn, seraphīm, from Greek serapheim, from Hebrew śərāpîm, pl. of śārāp, fiery serpent, seraph, from śārap, to burn; see śrp1 in Semitic roots.] se·raph'ic (sə-rāf'ĭk), se·raph'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., se·raph'i·cal·ly adv. |
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