noun
Meaning 1
plural of seraph
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: seraphims, seraphs
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
seraphim
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Pronunciation
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sĕrˈ-ə-fĭmˌ
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/ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/
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CMU ARPABET: S ER2 AA0 F IY1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of saraph
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of seraph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, archaic, nonstandard
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Any of species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף (“to burn”).