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• celestial hierarchy — noun the collective body of angels • Hypernyms: ↑hierarchy • Member Meronyms: ↑angel * * * noun : a hierarchy of angels based upon interpretations of various scriptural references and ranked from those nearest to God into nine orders (as seraphim …   Useful english dictionary

• celestial hierarchy — noun Date: 1768 a traditional hierarchy of angels ranked from lowest to highest into the following nine orders: angels, archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions, thrones, cherubim, and seraphim …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Christian angelic hierarchy — The Assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Botticini at the National Gallery London, shows three hierarchies and nine orders of angels, each with different characteristics …   Wikipedia

• Seraph — A seraph (Heb. שׂרף, pl. שׂרפים Seraphim , lat. seraph [us] , pl. seraphi [m] ) is one of a class of celestial beings mentioned once in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh or Old Testament), in Isaiah . Later Jewish imagery perceived them as having human… …   Wikipedia

• angel and demon — ▪ religion Introduction demon also spelled  daemon   respectively, any benevolent or malevolent spiritual being that mediates between the transcendent and temporal realms.       Throughout the history of religions (myth), varying kinds and… …   Universalium

• Cherub — This article is about a type of angelic being. For the depictions of winged babies erroneously called cherubs, see Putto. For the band, see Cherubs (band). For the Robert Muchamore book series, see CHERUB. For the birth defect organization, see… …   Wikipedia

• Seraphim — • A Hebrew masculine plural form, designates a special class of heavenly attendants of Yahweh s court Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Seraphim     Seraphim      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Emanation (Eastern Orthodox Christianity) — Emanation (literally dripping ) is a belief, found in Neoplatonism, that the cause of certain beings or states of being consists of an overflow from the essence of God or other higher spiritual beings, as opposed to a special act of creation.… …   Wikipedia

• Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite — • Article on the identity of the mysterious Pseudo Areopagite, his writings, and their influence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dionysius the Pseudo Areopagite     Dionysius the Pseudo Areopagite …   Catholic encyclopedia

• De Coelesti Hierarchia — (Celestial Hierarchy) is a Pseudo Dionysian work on angelology (dated to ca. the 5th century) which exerted great influence on scholasticism. It treats at great length the hierarchies of angels. The work has also been very influential in the… …   Wikipedia

• Michael (archangel) — Saint Michael redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Michael (disambiguation). For Roman Catholic views and prayers, see Saint Michael (Roman Catholic). Archangel Michael A 13th century Byzantine icon from Saint Catherine s Monastery, Mount… …   Wikipedia