cherub

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew כרוב.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: chĕrʹəb, IPA: /ˈtʃɛrəb/, SAMPA: /"tSEr@b/

[edit] Noun

cherub (plural cherubs or cherubim)

1. A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in Genesis 3:24
2. A statue or other depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child.
3. (figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly innocent or angelic.

[edit] Derived terms

• cherubic

[edit] Synonyms

• (winged child): putto
• (innocent or angelic person): angel, innocent

[edit] Translations

---

[edit] Latin

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkeː.rub/

[edit] Noun

cherub m.

1. cherub
   • 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Exodus 25:19

     cherub unus sit in latere uno et alter in altero

     place one cherub on one side, and the other [cherub] on the other [side]

[edit] Inflection

Nominative plural cherubin