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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesserafín
Pronunciation / Transliteration: se.ɾaˈfin
"El serafín brillaba con una luz celestial."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An angelic being of the highest order in traditional Christian angelology, traditionally conceptualized as having six wings and continually praising God.
"The cathedral stained glass depicted a towering seraph with six glowing wings surrounding the divine light." - 2
A poetic or elevated term for a beautiful, pure, or celestial being.
"He looked upon her as a heavenly seraph sent to guide him through his darkest hours."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin seraphim, from biblical Hebrew sĕrāfîm, plural of sārāf (literally 'burning one'), possibly akin to sārāf 'to burn'. The term originally referred to fiery celestial beings with six wings described in the vision of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible, later entering Old English and Middle English religious terminology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seraph" is said worldwide
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séraphin
Transliteration: se-ra-fɛ̃
"Les séraphins chantent les louanges de Dieu dans les cieux."
Seraph
Transliteration: zeˈʁaf
"Ein Seraph stand strahlend vor dem himmlischen Thron."
serafino
Transliteration: se.raˈfi.no
"Il coro dei serafini risuonava nella cattedrale."
serafín
Transliteration: se.ɾaˈfin
"El serafín brillaba con una luz celestial."
serafim
Transliteration: se.ɾaˈfĩ
"O serafim contemplava a glória divina."
सेराफ़
Transliteration: seraf
"स्वर्गदूतों में सेराफ़ सबसे ऊंचे पद पर माने जाते हैं।"
炽天使
Transliteration: chì tiānshǐ
"炽天使在圣经中被描述为拥有六翼的最高级天使。"
스랍
Transliteration: seul-ap
"그 천사는 마치 여섯 날개를 가진 스랍처럼 찬란했다."
セラフィム
Transliteration: serafimu
"セラフィムは神の御前に仕える最高位の天使です。"
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