plural seraphim
ˈser-ə-ˌfim 
-ˌfēm
or seraphs
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When the building was turned into a mosque, the faces of the seraphim were covered by gold stars; when the mosque became a museum, one of the stars was removed and a single seraphim face revealed.
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Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
The panel depicts two moments in the life of St. Denis—his final communion in prison and his martyrdom by beheading—unfolding underneath a gaudy crucifixion beaming with seraphim.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Various divine figures show up, including Alan Rickman as a seraph who speaks for God and Salma Hayek as a Muse who works as a stripper.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Much like the Vegas statue known as the Blue Angel — a 15-foot-tall figure of a bodacious female seraph that was installed when the Rat Pack were in residence — Shelly has achieved monument status.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Foul-mouthed seraph Ashnikko first strikes viewers with her long blue pigtails and ethereal humanoid beauty.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2021
Beyond this seraph, past the Sanctuary and the Zen Den and down a long and dark corridor, is the Library.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2018
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Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
The panel depicts two moments in the life of St. Denis—his final communion in prison and his martyrdom by beheading—unfolding underneath a gaudy crucifixion beaming with seraphim.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Various divine figures show up, including Alan Rickman as a seraph who speaks for God and Salma Hayek as a Muse who works as a stripper.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 June 2025
Much like the Vegas statue known as the Blue Angel — a 15-foot-tall figure of a bodacious female seraph that was installed when the Rat Pack were in residence — Shelly has achieved monument status.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Foul-mouthed seraph Ashnikko first strikes viewers with her long blue pigtails and ethereal humanoid beauty.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2021
Beyond this seraph, past the Sanctuary and the Zen Den and down a long and dark corridor, is the Library.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2018
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“Seraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seraph. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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