seraphim

plural noun

ser·​a·​phim ˈser-ə-ˌfim 

-ˌfēm

1

: an order of angels see celestial hierarchy

2

singular, plural seraphim : one of the 6-winged angels standing in the presence of God

Examples of seraphim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The configuration of wings is different from a seraphim to an archangel. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022

From the outside, the car’s low-speed pedestrian alert tone is like the unearthly cooing of seraphim. —Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022

Supported by a flight of blue seraphim, God presides over an image of the entire world, which the artist has abstracted into concentric circles. —Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021

Against all this, Marwood’s violin dug deep through double stops and soared high with angelic resonance — think many-eyed seraphim, not Precious Moments figurine. —BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021

There are angels, seraphim, cherubim, holy chariots. —Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin seraphim, plural, seraphs, from Hebrew śĕrāphīm

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for seraphim

• academe
• cherubim
• elohim
• episteme
• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme

Kids Definition

seraphim

noun

ser·​a·​phim ˈser-ə-ˌfim 

plural seraphim

: one of the 6-winged angels standing in the presence of God