Cherub Definition

chĕrəb
cherubim, cherubs
noun
A winged celestial being.
American Heritage
One of the winged heavenly beings that support the throne of God or act as guardian spirits: Ezek. 10
Webster's New World
Any of the second order of angels, usually ranked just below the seraphim.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A putto.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Cherub

Noun

Singular:
cherub
Plural:
cherubim, cherubs

Origin of Cherub

  • From Old English cerubin, from Late Latin cherub, from Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroub), ultimately from Hebrew כְּרוּב (kerúv)

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Late Latin from Hebrew kərûb krb in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cherub Sentence Examples

  • Probably the cherub has passed through several phases.

  • Here one can see the cherub in the mouth.

  • But this spirit being is described as being the guardian cherub, the anointed cherub.

  • The former bears a general resemblance to the Cherub log, but the dial plate is horizontal and the faces turn upwards.

  • The obverse (front) shows a cherub blowing a flashlight in an attempt to re-kindle it.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHE

Words Ending With

BUBRUB

Unscrambles

cherub

Words Starting With C and Ending With B

Starts With C & Ends With BStarts With CH & Ends With BStarts With C & Ends With UB

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With B