HOW TO PRONOUNCE
seraphim
/ˌsɝɑˈfim/
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What does seraphim mean?
noun
- plural of seraph
- plural of saraph
- Any member of the species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (archaic) Alternative form of seraph.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌsɝɑˈfim/
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Her wedding basket seemed to her to be upheld by seraphim.
They leave not nor depart day or night, standing before the face of the Lord, working His will, cherubim and seraphim, standing around His throne.
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M. Reybaud repeats, with greater emphasis, the wail of his master, M. Dunoyer: one would think them the two seraphim of Isaiah chanting a Sanctus to competition.
The loveliness of Eleonora was that of the Seraphim; but she was a maiden artless and innocent as the brief life she had led among the flowers.
It is this Herr Consistorialrat who has perpetrated the great masterpiece of humor of the war--the hymn in which he appeals to that God who keeps guard over Cherubim, Seraphim, and Zeppelins.