cherubs
Plump heavenly beings
Cherubs is the anglicized plural of cherub, referring to those chubby, winged infants that populate Renaissance paintings and Valentine's Day cards.
In religious texts, the Hebrew plural cherubim designates a higher order of angels—fearsome, multi-winged beings guarding divine spaces.
But cherubs almost always means the cute ones: a fountain decorated with marble cherubs, her cherubs smiled from the Christmas card.
Winged child figures
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- SistinePapal chapel adjective
frescoes · altarpiece · Raphael · Michelangelo · Botticelli · Rubens · Caravaggio · Titian
Life and love instinct
- puttiWinged child figures
- spritesTiny supernatural beings
- zephyrsMild, gentle winds
- gracesAdorns or dignifies
nymphs · sylphs · nephilim · winged · arrows · love · valentine · bow
Supreme angelic order
- archangelHigh-ranking celestial being
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- divineOf or from gods
- celestialOf the sky above
halo · ethereal · sacred · beatific · transcendent · resplendent · glory · immortal
Agreeably fat, well-filled
- rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
- dimpledHaving small hollows
- chubbySlightly plump, endearingly
- wingedHaving flight appendages
naked · childlike · diminutive · adorable · cuddly · sweet · pudgy · soft
putti
Winged child figures
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- BaroqueOrnate artistic period
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
Sistine · frescoes · altarpiece · Raphael · Michelangelo · Botticelli · Rubens · Caravaggio · Titian · murals
eros
Life and love instinct
graces · nymphs · sylphs · nephilim · winged · arrows · love · valentine · bow · hearts
seraphim
Supreme angelic order
celestial · halo · ethereal · sacred · beatific · transcendent · resplendent · glory · immortal · spiritual
plump
Agreeably fat, well-filled
winged · naked · childlike · diminutive · adorable · cuddly · sweet · pudgy · soft · gentle
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- guilelessFree from deceit
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
- unblemishedFree from any defect
sinless · immaculate · angelic · pure · trustful · wide-eyed · naivety · unspoiled · blameless · simple
protector
One who safeguards others
shield · defender · ark · covenant · Eden · flaming sword · throne · mercy seat · biblical
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- Ornamental Carvingacanthus, scrollwork, scrolls, foliage, relief carving
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies
- cutekittens, puppies, bunnies, babies, baby animals
- angelsarchangels, Michael, Gabriel, seraphim, archangel
- angel decorangel statues, angel figurines, Christmas angels, tree toppers, guardian angels
cherubsdemons
Malevolent supernatural beings
devils · fiends · imps · fallen angels · evil spirits