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UK
/tʃˈɛɹʌb/
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[ US /ˈtʃɛɹəb/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɛɹəb/ ]
NOUN
- an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
- a sweet innocent baby
How To Use cherub In A Sentence
- Yea, we see in that wailing infant of a week, the outspringing of an immortal spirit which may soon hover on cherub-pinion around the throne of God, or perhaps, in a few years, sink to the regions of untold anguish. The Christian Home
- Though the Head Boy of our year still looks cherubic, if a little careworn. President Kaczyński
- The fall in popularity of the death's head and the subsequent prevalence of the cherub was a reflection of the Great Awakening and the belief in the immortality of the soul: "Cherubs reflect a stress on resurrection, while death's heads emphasize the mortality of man. Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition
- In heaven the seraphim criticize the cherubim, who look down on the thrones: the original bureaucracy. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- Like most people, I will always think of Aled Jones as a cherubic 10-year-old choirboy.
- Finally, In this place angels are called cherubim, for the same reason that the name of the body of Christ is transferred to the sacred bread of the Lord's Supper. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1
- I'll make sure there isn't any young-eyed cherubin business about David. The Iron Woman
- Amongst the intricate arabesques little angels'-heads were embossed, and on one side a group of cherubs was bearing a "monstrance" with the sacred Host through silver clouds. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster
- Ahead of him he saw the Sacred Veil upon which was embroidered two cherubim, male and female each embracing the other.
- The circle of dancing angels recalls the cherub throng of Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation