seraphic
pronunciation
How to pronounce seraphic in British English:
UK [səˈræfɪk]
How to pronounce seraphic in American English:
US [ səˈræfɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to an angel of the first order
- having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Word Origin
- seraphic (adj.)
- 1630s, from Church Latin seraphicus, from seraphim (see seraph). Related: Seraphical (1560s).
Example
- 1. An angelic smile ; a cherubic face ; looking so seraphic when he slept ; a sweet disposition .
- 2. The cherubim are some of the most powerful and awe-inspiring of all angels , standing below only the seraphim in direct closeness to god ; they thus are second only to their seraphic brethren in the degree to which they emanate the love of god and possess knowledge and wisdom .
- 3. In due course thought adjusters come to indwell these little ones , while the seraphic ministry to both groups of the probationary - dependent orders of survival is in general similar to that of the more advanced parent or is equivalent to that of the parent in case only one survives .