séraphin — meaning in English

English meaning

• cheap adj Costing little money.
• seraph noun A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal.

Senses

séraphin is used for these senses in English:

• cheap (informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
• seraph (post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

cheap — full definition

1. adj Costing little money.
2. adj Of poor quality, as if made to save money rather than to last.
3. adj Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
4. adj Achieved through unfair or underhanded means.

seraph — full definition

1. noun A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal.
2. noun A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

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