Crossword clues for seraphim
seraphim
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Seraph \Ser"aph\, n.; pl. E. Seraphs, Heb. Seraphim. [Heb.
ser[=a]phim, pl.]
One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs
of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is
represented as one of a class of angels.
--Is
-
vi. 2.
As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns.
--Pope.Seraph moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of geometrid moths of the genus Lobophora, having the hind wings deeply bilobed, so that they seem to have six wings.
Seraphim \Ser"a*phim\, n. The Hebrew plural of Seraph. Cf. Cherubim.
Note: The double plural form seraphims is sometimes used, as
in the King James version of the Bible,
--Isa. vi. 2
and 6.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of seraph English)
WordNet
n. an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
[also: seraphim (pl)]
See seraph
Wikipedia
Seraphim (六翼天使) is a Taiwanese power metal band.
Metropolitan Seraphim (; born Vladimir Mironovich Nikitin, ; July 2, 1905 - 22 April 1979) is a Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna.
Seraphim is an American Metal band formed in 2006.
Usage examples of "seraphim".
Did Seraphim not see what she might bring upon herself if she were discovered?
Dominique gripped Seraphim by her upper arms and laid her on the ground with a deft flip and a foot hooked under her mail-sheathed knee.
The lank boy scrubbed a hand through his dirty brown hair and stared off toward the wood where Seraphim had retreated.
He had every intention of protecting Seraphim until her mission was complete.
He landed a rise on the ground where Seraphim worked her blade with surprising skill.
Surrounded by trees and stacked firewood, this entrance would provide fine escape after Seraphim had completed her task.
He wanted Seraphim to trust him, and he knew complete trust could only come with complete truth.
As Baldwin had so perfectly stated, Seraphim truly was an angel, in face and soul.
Claire tried to shake her head, but Seraphim grabbed it and held her motionless in a viselike grip.
Claire was secured, Seraphim warned her she would have to hold very still.
When Claire clamped her lips together in stubborn silence, Seraphim turned to her confederate.
She tried to assure him she would not suffer any ill effects, reminding him that Nigel and Seraphim had been drinking from each other within weeks of her transformation.
Livia glanced over her shoulder at the trio of statuesque Seraphim who hovered too close on the stone platform fronting the shrine.
The Seraphim attendants tensed, hands sliding toward their concealed weapons.
One of the Seraphim cried out and threw herself upon another-- the newest one--who moved with blinding speed, drawing a long dagger that glinted silver.