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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛɹəf/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-seraph.wav Forms: seraphs [plural], seraphim [plural], seraphims [nonstandard, plural]
enPR: sĕrˈ -əf Rhymes: -ɛɹəf Etymology: Back-formation of singular from plural seraphim, from Latin seraphim, from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (sərāp̄īm), plural form of שָׂרָף (sārāp̄). The plural "seraphims" occurs in the King James Bible (Isaiah chapter 6). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the singular "seraph" may have originated with John Milton, who used it in Book I of Paradise Lost (1667). Etymology templates: {{back-form|en}} Back-formation, {{der|en|la|seraphim}} Latin seraphim, {{der|en|hbo|שְׂרָפִים|tr=sərāp̄īm}} Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (sərāp̄īm) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|seraphim|seraphims|pl3qual=nonstandard}} seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim or (nonstandard) seraphims)
  1. (biblical) A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal. A description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6. Categories (topical): Bible
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  2. (post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. They are the 5th-highest order of angels in Jewish angelology. Translations (high order of angels): Σεραφείμ (Serapheím) (Ancient Greek), سَرَافِيم (sarāfīm) [masculine] (Arabic), սերովբե (serovbe) (Armenian), серафим (serafim) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 熾天使 (Chinese Mandarin), 炽天使 (chìtiānshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), seraf [masculine] (Czech), serafín [masculine] (Czech), seraf (Danish), seraf [masculine] (Dutch), serafijn [masculine] (Dutch), serafo (Esperanto), serafi (Finnish), séraphin [masculine] (French), Seraph [masculine] (German), Σεραφείμ (Serafeím) (Greek), שָׂרָף (saráf) [masculine] (Hebrew), serafi [masculine] (Icelandic), seraphin (Interlingua), seraphino (Interlingua), serafino [masculine] (Italian), 熾天使 (shitenshi) (alt: してんし) (Japanese), 치천사 (chicheonsa) (alt: 熾天使) (Korean), seraphus [masculine] (Latin), серафим (serafim) [masculine] (Macedonian), seraf (Norwegian), serafin [masculine] (Polish), serafim [masculine] (Portuguese), serafim [masculine] (Romanian), серафи́м (serafím) [masculine] (Russian), серафим [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), serafim [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), serafín (Spanish), seraf (Swedish), serapin (Tagalog), సెరాపు (serāpu) (Telugu), серафи́м (serafým) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-seraph-en-noun-rQ-CrCWG Disambiguation of 'high order of angels': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saraph [rare], seraphim [archaic, nonstandard], uraeus Related terms: seraphic, archangel, cherub

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          "roman": "serāpu",
          "sense": "high order of angels",
          "word": "సెరాపు"
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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    "Terms with Russian translations",
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "sarāfīm",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "سَرَافِيم"
    },
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "serovbe",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "սերովբե"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "serafim",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "серафим"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "熾天使"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "chìtiānshǐ",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "炽天使"
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      "sense": "high order of angels",
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      "word": "seraf"
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      "sense": "high order of angels",
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      "word": "serafín"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "seraf"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "seraf"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "serafijn"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "serafo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "serafi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "séraphin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seraph"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Serafeím",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "Σεραφείμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Serapheím",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "Σεραφείμ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "saráf",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שָׂרָף"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "serafi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "seraphin"
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    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "seraphino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serafino"
    },
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      "alt": "してんし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitenshi",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "熾天使"
    },
    {
      "alt": "熾天使",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chicheonsa",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "치천사"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seraphus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "serafim",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "серафим"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "seraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serafin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serafim"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "serafim"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "серафи́м"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "серафим"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "serafim"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "serafín"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "seraf"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "serapin"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "serāpu",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "word": "సెరాపు"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "serafým",
      "sense": "high order of angels",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "серафи́м"
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    "seraph"
  ],
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}

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