seraph Synonyms & Antonyms
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Seraph as a Noun
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 six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.
Word Forms & Grammar
seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim or (nonstandard) seraphims)
Words That Rhyme With Seraph
Origin of Seraph
Origin 1: 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).
Origin 2: 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).
Seraph in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɛɹəf/ |
| Meaning | A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they… |
| Plural | seraphs |