seraph
Plural: seraphim, seraphims, seraphs
Noun
- an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
- A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal. A description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6.
- A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation of singular from plural seraphim, from Latin seraphim, from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (sərāp̄īm), plural form of שָׂרָף (sārāp̄). The plural "seraphims" occurs in the King James Bible (Isaiah chapter 6).
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the singular "seraph" may have originated with John Milton, who used it in Book I of Paradise Lost (1667).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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