Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word CHERUB
CHERUB
Definitions of CHERUB
- (biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
- (post-biblical) A winged angel, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite () as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim.
- In later texts changed to a winged baby; in artistic depictions sometimes a baby's head with wings but no body.
- (figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent.
Number of letters
6
Is palindrome
No
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