单词 | cherub |
释义 | cherub —cherubic /cheuh rooh"bik/, cherubical, adj. —cherubically, adv. —cherublike, adj. /cher"euhb/, n. , pl. cherubs for 3, 4; cherubim /cher"euh bim, -yoo bim/ for 1, 2. 1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10. 2. Theol. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings. 3. a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child. 4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face. [bef. 900; ME < L < Gk < Heb karubh; r. ME cherubin, OE c(h)erubin, cerubim (all sing.) < L cherubim < Gk < Heb karubhim (pl.)] |
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