noun🔗ShareCherub, EngelA winged creature attending God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (c. 5th–6th century) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts."The stained-glass windows in the old church depicted rows of angels, with the cherubim, plump and winged, hovering just below the more fiery seraphim in God's celestial court. "Die Buntglasfenster in der alten Kirche zeigten Reihen von Engeln, wobei die Cherubim, mollig und geflügelt, knapp unterhalb der feurigeren Seraphim in Gottes himmlischem Hof schwebten.mythologyreligiontheologysoulsupernaturalbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePutto, EngelAn artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child or a child's head with wings but no body."The greeting card was decorated with cherubim floating among the clouds. "Die Grußkarte war mit Engeln geschmückt, die zwischen den Wolken schwebten.artmythologyreligionsupernaturalbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEngel, Engelsgleiches KindA person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent."Her daughters, with their bright eyes and sweet smiles, were often described as cherubim. "Ihre Töchter, mit ihren strahlenden Augen und süßen Lächeln, wurden oft als Engelsgleiches Kind beschrieben.personreligionmythologytheologycharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading