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seraph

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ser·aph  (srf)
n. pl. ser·a·phim (--fm) or ser·aphs
1. A celestial being having three pairs of wings.
2. seraphim Christianity The first of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
[Back-formation from pl. seraphim, from Middle English seraphin, from Old English, from Late Latin seraphn, seraphm, from Greek serapheim, from Hebrew rpîm, pl. of rp, fiery serpent, seraph, from rap, to burn; see rp1 in Semitic roots.]
se·raphic (s-rfk), se·raphi·cal (--kl) adj.
se·raphi·cal·ly adv.
seraph
Noun
pl -aphim Theol a member of the highest order of angels [from Hebrew]
seraphic adj
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Noun1.seraphseraph - an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
angel - spiritual being attendant upon God
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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.
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So transformed and so ethereal was her expression, that Alleyne, in his loftiest dream of archangel or of seraph, had never pictured so sweet, so womanly, and yet so wise a face.
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who now beholds Cherube and Seraph rowling in the Flood With scatter'd Arms and Ensigns, till anon His swift pursuers from Heav'n Gates discern Th' advantage, and descending tread us down Thus drooping, or with linked Thunderbolts Transfix us to the bottom of this Gulfe.
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