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• CHERUB — (Heb. כְּרוּב, keruv, pl. כְּרוּבִים, keruvim), a winged celestial being which appears in the Bible in several different guises: (1) In the story of the garden of Eden after the expulsion of Adam and Eve, God stationed cherubim at the entrance of …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• cherub — [cher′əb] n. pl. cherubs; for 1, 2, & 3 usually cherubim or cherubims [cher′yo͞o bim΄, cher′ə bim΄] [ME < OE ceruphin < LL(Ec) cherub < Heb kerūbh < Akkadian karūbu, gracious < karābu, to bless] 1. Bible one of the winged heavenly… …   English World dictionary

• cherub — noun (plural usually cherubim) Etymology: Latin, from Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kĕrūbh Date: 13th century 1. plural an order of angels see celestial hierarchy 2. plural usually cherubs a. a beautiful usually winged child in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cherub — cherubic /cheuh rooh bik/, cherubical, adj. cherubically, adv. cherublike, adj. /cher euhb/, n., pl. cherubs for 3, 4; cherubim /cher euh bim, yoo bim/ for 1, 2. 1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10. 2. Theol. a member of the second order …   Universalium

• cher|ub — «CHEHR uhb», noun, plural cher|u|bim for 1, 2, 5; cher|ubs for 3, 4. 1. one of the second highest order of angels. Cherubim rank just below the seraphim, and are distinguished by the faculty of knowledge. 2. a picture or statue of a child with… …   Useful english dictionary

• Hagia Sophia — For other uses, see Hagia Sophia (disambiguation). Aghia Sophia redirects here. For the steamship, see SS Aghia Sophia. Hagia Sophia Ayasofya (Turkish) Ἁγία Σοφία (Greek) Sancta Sophia (Latin) …   Wikipedia