Definition of cherub

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Cherub (n.) A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.

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Cherubical :: Cherubical (a.) Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic.
Seraphim :: Seraphim (n.) The Hebrew plural of Seraph. Cf. Cherubim.
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.
Cherubim :: Cherubim (pl. ) of Cheru.
Cherubim :: Cherubim (n.) The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) 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 :: Cherub (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
Cherubs :: Cherubs (pl. ) of Cheru.
Cherubic :: Cherubic (a.) Alt. of Cherubica.
Cherubin :: Cherubin (a.) Cherubic; angelic.
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x..
Ark :: Ark (n.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the Ark of the Covenant..
Shekinah :: Shekinah (n.) The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians..
Cherubin :: Cherubin (n.) A cherub.
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