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cherub

/ˈtʃɛɹəb/

Meanings
noun

Querubín

A 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.

Examples :

"In religious art, cherubs often appear as beautiful, winged children. "
En el arte religioso, los querubines a menudo aparecen como niños hermosos y alados.
religion mythology theology being supernatural literature art

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particularmente, especialmente

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Los aperitivos fueron particularmente estimulantes.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration depiction

depiction noun

/dɪˈpɪkʃən/ /deɪˈpɪkʃən/

Representación, descripción

"The artist's depiction of the sunset was so realistic, it looked like a photograph. "

La representación del atardecer por el artista era tan realista que parecía una fotografía.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration seraphim

seraphim noun

/ˈsɛrəfɪm/

Serafín, ángel de seis alas

"The religious studies class discussed the seraphim, powerful angels in Christian tradition. "

La clase de estudios religiosos discutió sobre los serafines, ángeles poderosos en la tradición cristiana.

Illustration typically

typically adverb

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kl.i/

Típicamente, normalmente

"My sister, typically, wakes up early for school. "

Mi hermana, normalmente, se despierta temprano para ir a la escuela.

Illustration christmas

christmas noun

/ˈkrɪsməs/

Navidad

"We celebrate Christmas with our family every year."

Celebramos la Navidad con nuestra familia cada año.

Illustration described

described verb

/dɪˈskraɪbd/ /dəˈskraɪbd/

Describió, representó con palabras

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

El sentimiento es difícil de describir, pero no desagradable.

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

Religioso, religiosa

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

Los religiosos dedicaban gran parte de su tiempo a la oración y la meditación.

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Bella

"Hey, beautiful!"

¡Hola, bella!

Illustration creature

creature noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəɹ/

Criatura, ser

"The little creature scurried under the table during the family dinner. "

La pequeña criatura se escabulló debajo de la mesa durante la cena familiar.

Illustration attending

attending verb

/əˈtɛndɪŋ/

Encender, prender fuego

"The cook attending the bonfire with kindling quickly warmed the chilly evening air. "

El cocinero, encendiendo la hoguera con leña, calentó rápidamente el aire frío de la noche.