Seraph

ser′af, n. an angel of the highest rank in the traditional angelology of the church, due to Dionysius the Areopagite, who places the seraphim at the head of the nine choirs of angels, the first rank being formed by the seraphim, cherubim, and throni :— pl. Seraphs (ser′afs), Seraphim (ser′af-im), celestial beings on either side of the throne of Jehovah, seen in prophetic vision by Isaiah, and by him alone (vi. 2-6): a geometrid moth.— adjs. Seraph′ic , -al , pertaining to, or becoming, a seraph: angelic: pure: sublime: refined.— adv. Seraph′ically . [Heb. Serāphīm — sāraph , to burn.]