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noun (plural ~im or ~s) Etymology: assumed singular of Hebrew seraphim Date: 1667 ~im 2 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. seraphim or seraphs) an angelic being, one of the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy gifted esp. with love and associated with light, ardour, and purity. Etymology: back-form. f. seraphim (cf. CHERUB) (pl.) f. LL f. Gk seraphim f. Heb. serapim ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ plural seraphs also seraphim ~ n one of the angels that protects the seat of God, according to the Bible ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1667, first used by Milton (probably on analogy of cherub/cherubim), singular back-formation from O.E. seraphim (pl.), from L.L. seraphim, from Gk. seraphim, from Heb. seraphim (only in Isa. vi), pl. of saraph, probably from saraph "it burned." Seraphs were traditionally regarded as burning or flaming angels, though the word seems to have some etymological sense of "flying," perhaps from confusion with the root of Ar. sharafa "be lofty." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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