Definitions for cherubˈtʃɛr əb; ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cher•ub*ˈtʃɛr əb; ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm(n.)(pl.)cher•ubs; cher•u•bim
a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
Category: Bible
a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a winged child.
Category: Religion
a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby face.
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Origin of cherub:
bef. 900; OE c(h)erubin, cerubim (all sing.) < L cherūbim < Gk < Heb kərūbhīm (pl.)
che•ru•bictʃəˈru bɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
cherub(noun)
a sweet innocent baby
cherub(noun)
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
Wiktionary
cherub(Noun)
A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in Genesis 3:24
cherub(Noun)
A statue or other depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child.
cherub(Noun)
A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly innocent or angelic.
Origin: Ultimately from כרוב
Webster Dictionary
Cherub(noun)
a mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x
Cherub(noun)
a symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple
Cherub(noun)
one of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs
Cherub(noun)
a beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children
Translations for cherub
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
cherub(noun)
an angel with wings and the plump face and body of a child.
- engelAfrikaans
- ملاك مَلاك ذو أجْنِحَهArabic
- херувимBulgarian
- querubimPortuguese (BR)
- cherubín, andělíčekCzech
- der CherubGerman
- englebarn; kerubDanish
- χερουβείμGreek
- keerubEstonian
- فرشته کوچک بالدار با گونه های گلگونFarsi
- kerubiFinnish
- chérubinFrench
- כְּרוּבHebrew
- फरिश्ता, देवदूतHindi
- anđeo, kerubinCroatian
- (kis)angyalHungarian
- kerubinIndonesian
- kerúbIcelandic
- cherubinoItalian
- 天使Japanese
- 천사Korean
- cherubinasLithuanian
- ķerubsLatvian
- rubiMalay
- cherubijnDutch
- basunengel, kjerubNorwegian
- cherubinPolish
- فرشته کوچک بالدار با گونه های گلگونPersian
- مقربه ملائكه: ښكلى ماشومPashto
- querubimPortuguese
- heruvimRomanian
- херувимRussian
- cherubínSlovak
- kerubinSlovenian
- heruvimSerbian
- kerubSwedish
- เทพธิดาThai
- kanatlı çocuk yüzlü melekTurkish
- 小天使Chinese (Trad.)
- херувимUkrainian
- کروبی ، فرشتہUrdu
- tiểu thiên sứVietnamese
- 小天使，胖娃娃Chinese (Simp.)
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