seraph Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child

WordNet

Ser"aph noun
Etymology
Heb. seraphim, pl.
Wordforms
plural E Seraphs Heb Seraphim
Definitions
  1. One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels. Isa. vi. 2.
    As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns, As the rapt seraph that adores and burns. Pope.

Webster 1913