kerubi — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
kerubi is used for these senses in English:
- amoretto (art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings).
- cherub (biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
- cupid A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
- putto (art) A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
cherub — full definition
- noun In art, a chubby winged child or baby's head with wings, often used to represent an angel.
- noun A child, or person, seen as especially sweet, innocent, or angelic-looking.
- noun In religious texts, a high-ranking type of angel described very differently from the artistic image — often as a strange, powerful winged being.
Cupid — full definition
- noun The Roman god of love and desire, usually shown as a winged boy with a bow and arrows; the counterpart of the Greek Eros.
- noun A person who tries to bring two other people together romantically; a matchmaker.