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Look up: cherub

  1. cherub
    [n] - a sweet innocent baby 2. [n] - an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. cherub
    Type of angel in Christian belief, usually depicted as a young child with wings. Cherubim form the second order of angels. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Cherub
    Cher'ub noun ; plural Cherubs ; but the Hebrew plural Cherubim is also used. [ Hebrew kerūb .] 1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x. « I knew that they were the cherubim . Ezek. x. 20. » « He rode upon a cherub and did fly. Ps ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/61

  4. cherub
    noun an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. Cherub
    A `cherub` is a supernatural entity mentioned several times in the Old Testament (specifically the Torah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah), in the Book of Revelation (a New Testament text), and in numerous modern texts, such as Paradise Lost. The correct plural can be written as `cherubim` or `cherubs`. Because most English speakers are unfamiliar with Hebrew plural formation, the word `cherubims` is sometimes incorrectly used as a plural, such as in the Ki...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherub

  6. CHERUB
    `CHERUB` is a series of children's books written by the author Robert Muchamore about a group of children who are trained to be agents working for the British Government in the top secret organisation known as CHERUB . It is similar to the British security service MI5, and is based on the assumption that criminals are not likely to suspect a child of spying on them. Since the books have come out they have been a huge success selling over 750,000 ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHERUB

  7. Cherub
    • (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children. • (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 ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. cherub
    in Jewish, Christian, and Islmic literature, a celestial winged being with human, animal, or birdlike characteristics who functions as a throne ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/65

  9. cherub
    1. a sweet innocent baby
    2. an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child

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  10. cherub
    cherub (cher'ub) , plural cherubim,. kind of angel. Cherubim were probably thought of in the ancient Middle East as composite creatures like the winged creatures of Assyria. In Jewish tradition, they are described (Ezek. 10) as having four faces and four wings and also as beautiful young men; bu...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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24 November 2009

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