You might think of a rosy faced child as a cherub, conjuring up an image of chubby, naked angels cavorting amongst the clouds. That image comes from the most familiar use of the word, which was to name an order of angels.
A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.
Noun
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
Noun
a sweet innocent baby
n.
A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and
chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.
n.
A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in
connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.
n.
One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In
European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote
knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in
later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs.
n.
A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have
represented cherubs as beautiful children.
Cherub
I knew that they were the cherubim.
He rode upon a cherub and did fly.2.
A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.
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