cherty (chert i)

[ cherub (cher'ub), n.; pl. cherubim, cherubs (-öbim, -ubz). [= D. G. Dan. Sw. cherub (in Rom. in dim. form: see cherubin1 ), upward, and their faces turned "toward each other, and toward the mercy-seat." The cherubs seen in Ezekiel's vision had each four heads or faces, the hands of a man, and wings. The four faces were the face of a cherub, that of a man, that of a lion, and that of an eagle. They had the bodily form of a man. (Ezek. x.) The hieroglyphical and emblematical figures embroidered on the veils of the tabernacle were called "cherubims of cunning work" (Ex. xxvi. 1). And he stegh [ascended] over cherubin . O. E. Psalter, Ps. xviii. 10. But first and chiefest with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation. Milton, Il Penseroso, 1. 54. On the entablature of the walls were seen the cherubim with outstretched wings, the symbol of the power and immediate presence of Jehovah. Von Ranke , Univ. Hist. (trans.), p. 54. 2. A beautiful child: so called because in painting and sculpture cherubs are generally represented as beautiful winged children. [In this sense the plural is always cherubs.] cherubic (che-rö'bik), a. [ urgies as modified by that. It is said to have been introduced into the service at the command of Just in i an about the middle of the sixth century. Sometimes used as a name of the Sanctus or Tersanctus, properly called the seraphic hymn. cherubical (che-röʻbi-kal), a. Same as cheru bic. The cherubical angel. Sheldon, Miracles, p. 162.