cherubs
Variant of cherub
cherub (c̸her′əb)
noun pl. cherubs -·ubs, cherubim -·u·bim′ (-yo̵̅o̅ bim′, -ə bim′), cherubims -·u·bims′
- Bible one of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits: Ezek. 10
- Christian Theol. any of the second order of angels, usually ranked just below the seraphim
- a representation of one of the cherubim as, in early art, a winged angel clothed in red or, later, a chubby, rosy-faced child with wings
- a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, innocent face
Etymology: ME < OE ceruphin < LL(Ec) cherub < Heb kerūbh < Akkadian karūbu, gracious < karābu, to bless
Related Forms:
- cherubic che·ru′·bic (c̸hə ro̵̅o̅′bik) adjective
- cherubically che·ru′·bi·cally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
She even thinks that up in heaven Her class lies late and snores, While poor black cherubs rise at seven To do celestial chores.
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