English Explanatory Dictionary

seraphic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.
  2. Pure and sublime; angelic.

Pronunciation

/səˈɹæf.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-seraphic.wav

Word forms

seraphic more seraphic most seraphic seraphical seraphicall

Etymology

From Medieval Latin seraphicus, from Late Latin seraphīm, seraphīn, from Hebrew שָׂרָף (saráf, “seraph”). By surface analysis, seraph + -ic.

Synonyms

angelical archangelic cherubic angelic angellike angelly cherubical cherublike seraphic

Derived words

seraphically seraphicness unseraphic
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