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SERAPHIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

Example:

a sweet disposition

Synonyms:

angelic; angelical; cherubic; seraphic; sweet

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

lovable; loveable (having characteristics that attract love or affection)

Derivation:

seraph (an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to an angel of the first order

Example:

he imagined a seraphic presence in the room

Synonyms:

seraphic; seraphical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

seraph (an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child)

Derivation:

seraph (an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child)

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