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—seraphically, adv. —seraphicalness, n./si raf"ik/, adj.of, like, or befitting a seraph.Also, seraphical.[1625-35; < ML seraphicus. See SERAPHIM, -IC]
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Seraphic — Se*raph ic, Seraphical Se*raph ic*al, a. [Cf. F. s[ e]raphique.] Of or pertaining to a seraph; becoming, or suitable to, a seraph; angelic; sublime; pure; refined. Seraphic arms and trophies. Milton. Seraphical fervor. Jer. Taylor. {Se*raph… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seraphic — 1630s, from Church L. seraphicus, from seraphim (see SERAPH (Cf. seraph)) … Etymology dictionary
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seraphic — seraph ► NOUN (pl. seraphim or seraphs) ▪ an angelic being associated with light, ardour, and purity. DERIVATIVES seraphic adjective seraphically adverb. ORIGIN Hebrew … English terms dictionary
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