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cherubim


(CHAIR-uh-bim, CHAIR-yuh-bim) sing. cherub	1
One of the groups of the angels.	2
‡ God is often described in the Old Testament as sitting on a throne supported by cherubim.	3
‡ In the art of the Renaissance, cherubim (or cherubs) are depicted as chubby babies with wings. Hence, a person with a chubby, childlike face may be called “cherubic.”	4

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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