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cherubic adjective

  /t͡ʃəˈɹuː.bɪk/ , /t͡ʃɪˈɹuː.bɪk/
  • Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
 chérubique

cherub noun

  /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹəb/
  • (biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
  • (figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent.
 chérubin
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