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单词 cherub
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Definition of cherub in English:

cherub

nounPlural cherubim ˈtʃɛrəbˈtʃɛrəb
  • 1A winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God, represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ahead of him he saw the Sacred Veil upon which was embroidered two cherubim, male and female each embracing the other.
    • Third, Satan was the anointed cherub.
    • Dionysius established the celestial hierarchy of nine choirs: seraphim, cherubim, and thrones; dominations, virtues, and powers; principalities, archangels, and angels, the last two having a direct mission to men.
    • What about the shock in heaven when Lucifer, the light bearer they called the anointed cherub, led a revolt in heaven and a third of the angels, the bible says, were cast down.
    • It's like hearing the cherubim and seraphim sing with Satan's own orchestra.
    • The cherubim and seraphim were gentle and polite, but their conversation revolved mainly around falling down before Him in adoration and singing praises unto His holy name, and she rapidly tired of it all.
    • The God who gallops through divine places with the cherubim and seraphim is the same God who changed the world order by simply standing up and walking out of the tomb.
    • ‘In this mystery,’ the liturgy continues, ‘we are icons of the cherubim.’
    • From top to bottom, the celestial hierarchy includes seraphim, cherubim, thrones; dominions, virtues, powers; principalities, archangels, and angels.
    • Never in the history of the church was there a saint, an apostle, or even the whole college of apostles, compared in such a way to the cherubim and seraphim!
    • With the way the cash registers are ringing, an entire squadron of cherubim should be getting their wings.
    • All three Persons of the Trinity were involved in creation, including the creation of Satan, (or rather the cherub who fell and became Satan).
    • The sound of the wings of the cherubim was as the voice of Almighty God when he speaks and it could be heard clear out into the outer court.
    • A stooping, dispirited Adam and a wistful Eve walk slowly through a lush garden with gravid fruit trees and a profusion of animals, as a flaming red cherub, his sword raised, glowers against a possible return.
    • If an image is automatically an idol, why did God tell Israel to have graven images of cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant?
    • After expelling Adam and Eve from Paradise, God left a cherubim with a flashing sword to guard the Tree of Life.
    • Satan's disguise deceives Uriel, who thinks the cherub only wants to know about the new world God has created.
    • So with all the angels and saints, with the cherubim and seraphim, let's all bow down in worship before the Lamb of God, who has ransomed us from death and brought us into his eternal kingdom!
    • Scarcely anyone ever saw the ark, the cherubim, or the golden candlestick; they were always within the veil, and only once in the year did the high priest enter that sacred place.
    • And all the cherubim and seraphim sing ‘alleluia.’
    Synonyms
    angel, seraph
    1. 1.1 A representation of a cherub in Western art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Virgin, borne by angels and cherubs who seem made of light and air, soars into an efflorescent sky.
      • Every once in awhile we would pass a marble cherub, or a beautifully carved fountain.
      • I fall down a staircase and get impaled by a sculpture of a cherub's arrow.
      • Both men shared a penchant for cherubs - dozens adorn the chandeliers, mirrors, and garden statuettes.
      • The existence of the tiles depicting the cherubim is fully explained.
      • Even the ceiling was beautiful with scenes of clouds and cherubs painted on it.
      • She smiled, and looked very much like a pink-haired version of the cherubs in Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
      • Still, porcelain sculptures of cherubs and ballet dancers still remain fashionable, along with images of pretty maids and loving couples.
      • I feel like there should be a choir of cherubs singing and stuff.
      • Inside you can attempt to ponder the meaning of a millennium of art, from fat cherubs to blotchy irises.
      • An interior courtyard boasts a graceful arched door and elegant windows and the landing is adorned with carved wooden cherubs at the four corners of a decorated dome.
      • The exquisite engraving includes the figure of a cherub in a dog-drawn chariot and an architectural folly.
      • I glanced at the bright pink poster with cherubs and slowly looked back up at her, ‘A dating service?’
      • The roof is ornamented with three cherubs, representing England, Scotland and Ireland, supporting the royal crown and holding the sceptre, sword of state and ensign of knighthood.
      • Right above the bed, in the plaster, were images of a group of seraphs and cherubs, holding harps and bows.
      • The restoration, organised by Rome's cultural heritage office, not only de-robed the statues but also brought to light a beautiful fresco of flying cherubs, which had been covered in a thick crust of paint and wax.
      • As a child she had always admired the beautiful medieval stained glass windows and the white walls, the towering steeples and the cherubs painted carefully onto the domed ceiling.
      • A project last year to carefully scrape away its modern covering revealed the existence of two cherubs believed to form the original ceiling decoration.
      • The chubby cherub can put in a good word with God.
      • It was a wooden box covered with gold and it was decorated on top with two small statues of winged cherubs facing each other.
    2. 1.2 A beautiful or innocent-looking child.
      a wistful cherub of eighteen months, photographed at her playgroup
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Well Dearest, last night I dreamed of meeting you at home and after a sweet embrace I hurried to the bed with you, to see our four cherubs, who were all sleeping not knowing that I was present.
      • For just two minutes now, she'd held the tiny cherubs in her arms.
      • Fleshy babies and fresh-cheeked cherubs vie for attention.
      • Grateful parents send photos of smiling cherubs playing with puppies or proud five-year-olds preparing for the first day of school.
      • Does that give you a clue to which of the little cherubs I am on the photo below.
      • Now, which of you wonderful cherubs had this idea?
      • Oh, you must be Paige, and these three little cherubs must be your siblings.
      • He was a proper cherub with beautiful blond hair and blue eyes.
      • It is based on the concept of randomness and a parent's desire to spontaneously improvise a game that will entertain their little cherub for at least 60 seconds.
      • While I may have painted a negative picture of these delightful five-year-old cherubs, I think I still made it clear that each one was a welcome guest at our dinner table.
      Synonyms
      baby, infant, toddler, little one
      pretty child, lovable child, well behaved child, innocent child
      little angel, little dear, little darling
      informal kid, tot, tiny tot, tiny
      literary babe, babe in arms

Origin

Old English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kĕrūḇ, plural kĕrūḇīm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kĕ-raḇyā 'like a child', led to the representation of the cherub as a child.

  • Old English cherubin is ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kerūb̄, plural kerūb̄īm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic ke-rab̄yā ‘like a child’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.

 
 

Definition of cherub in US English:

cherub

nounˈtʃɛrəbˈCHerəb
  • 1A winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God. It is represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face, and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The sound of the wings of the cherubim was as the voice of Almighty God when he speaks and it could be heard clear out into the outer court.
    • Dionysius established the celestial hierarchy of nine choirs: seraphim, cherubim, and thrones; dominations, virtues, and powers; principalities, archangels, and angels, the last two having a direct mission to men.
    • With the way the cash registers are ringing, an entire squadron of cherubim should be getting their wings.
    • After expelling Adam and Eve from Paradise, God left a cherubim with a flashing sword to guard the Tree of Life.
    • All three Persons of the Trinity were involved in creation, including the creation of Satan, (or rather the cherub who fell and became Satan).
    • It's like hearing the cherubim and seraphim sing with Satan's own orchestra.
    • Scarcely anyone ever saw the ark, the cherubim, or the golden candlestick; they were always within the veil, and only once in the year did the high priest enter that sacred place.
    • So with all the angels and saints, with the cherubim and seraphim, let's all bow down in worship before the Lamb of God, who has ransomed us from death and brought us into his eternal kingdom!
    • Never in the history of the church was there a saint, an apostle, or even the whole college of apostles, compared in such a way to the cherubim and seraphim!
    • And all the cherubim and seraphim sing ‘alleluia.’
    • The God who gallops through divine places with the cherubim and seraphim is the same God who changed the world order by simply standing up and walking out of the tomb.
    • Satan's disguise deceives Uriel, who thinks the cherub only wants to know about the new world God has created.
    • Third, Satan was the anointed cherub.
    • From top to bottom, the celestial hierarchy includes seraphim, cherubim, thrones; dominions, virtues, powers; principalities, archangels, and angels.
    • A stooping, dispirited Adam and a wistful Eve walk slowly through a lush garden with gravid fruit trees and a profusion of animals, as a flaming red cherub, his sword raised, glowers against a possible return.
    • What about the shock in heaven when Lucifer, the light bearer they called the anointed cherub, led a revolt in heaven and a third of the angels, the bible says, were cast down.
    • ‘In this mystery,’ the liturgy continues, ‘we are icons of the cherubim.’
    • If an image is automatically an idol, why did God tell Israel to have graven images of cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant?
    • The cherubim and seraphim were gentle and polite, but their conversation revolved mainly around falling down before Him in adoration and singing praises unto His holy name, and she rapidly tired of it all.
    • Ahead of him he saw the Sacred Veil upon which was embroidered two cherubim, male and female each embracing the other.
    Synonyms
    angel, seraph
    1. 1.1 A representation of a cherub in art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Virgin, borne by angels and cherubs who seem made of light and air, soars into an efflorescent sky.
      • The exquisite engraving includes the figure of a cherub in a dog-drawn chariot and an architectural folly.
      • Inside you can attempt to ponder the meaning of a millennium of art, from fat cherubs to blotchy irises.
      • It was a wooden box covered with gold and it was decorated on top with two small statues of winged cherubs facing each other.
      • An interior courtyard boasts a graceful arched door and elegant windows and the landing is adorned with carved wooden cherubs at the four corners of a decorated dome.
      • Every once in awhile we would pass a marble cherub, or a beautifully carved fountain.
      • The roof is ornamented with three cherubs, representing England, Scotland and Ireland, supporting the royal crown and holding the sceptre, sword of state and ensign of knighthood.
      • Even the ceiling was beautiful with scenes of clouds and cherubs painted on it.
      • The restoration, organised by Rome's cultural heritage office, not only de-robed the statues but also brought to light a beautiful fresco of flying cherubs, which had been covered in a thick crust of paint and wax.
      • As a child she had always admired the beautiful medieval stained glass windows and the white walls, the towering steeples and the cherubs painted carefully onto the domed ceiling.
      • I feel like there should be a choir of cherubs singing and stuff.
      • Right above the bed, in the plaster, were images of a group of seraphs and cherubs, holding harps and bows.
      • Still, porcelain sculptures of cherubs and ballet dancers still remain fashionable, along with images of pretty maids and loving couples.
      • I fall down a staircase and get impaled by a sculpture of a cherub's arrow.
      • A project last year to carefully scrape away its modern covering revealed the existence of two cherubs believed to form the original ceiling decoration.
      • She smiled, and looked very much like a pink-haired version of the cherubs in Michelangelo's ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
      • The existence of the tiles depicting the cherubim is fully explained.
      • I glanced at the bright pink poster with cherubs and slowly looked back up at her, ‘A dating service?’
      • Both men shared a penchant for cherubs - dozens adorn the chandeliers, mirrors, and garden statuettes.
      • The chubby cherub can put in a good word with God.
    2. 1.2 A beautiful or innocent-looking child.
      a wistful cherub of eighteen months, photographed at her playgroup
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Well Dearest, last night I dreamed of meeting you at home and after a sweet embrace I hurried to the bed with you, to see our four cherubs, who were all sleeping not knowing that I was present.
      • He was a proper cherub with beautiful blond hair and blue eyes.
      • For just two minutes now, she'd held the tiny cherubs in her arms.
      • Now, which of you wonderful cherubs had this idea?
      • Grateful parents send photos of smiling cherubs playing with puppies or proud five-year-olds preparing for the first day of school.
      • Oh, you must be Paige, and these three little cherubs must be your siblings.
      • Fleshy babies and fresh-cheeked cherubs vie for attention.
      • Does that give you a clue to which of the little cherubs I am on the photo below.
      • While I may have painted a negative picture of these delightful five-year-old cherubs, I think I still made it clear that each one was a welcome guest at our dinner table.
      • It is based on the concept of randomness and a parent's desire to spontaneously improvise a game that will entertain their little cherub for at least 60 seconds.
      Synonyms
      baby, infant, toddler, little one

Origin

Old English cherubin, ultimately (via Latin and Greek) from Hebrew kĕrūḇ, plural kĕrūḇīm. A rabbinic folk etymology, which explains the Hebrew singular form as representing Aramaic kĕ-raḇyā ‘like a child’, led to the representation of the cherub as a child.

 
 
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