seraphs
Highest-ranking angels
Seraphs is the plural of seraph, a type of angel described in the Hebrew Bible as having six wings and attending God's throne.
In Christian tradition, seraphim rank highest among angels.
The word appears in literary and religious contexts to evoke celestial beings of pure devotion: The seraphs sang in the heavenly choir.
The more common plural is seraphim.
Divinely pure and good
- divineOf or from gods
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
glory · radiance · luminous · celestial · immortal · paradise · beatific · splendor
Hebrew prophet, major book
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- visionAbility to see
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
burning · adoration · majesty · awe · cherubim · holy · fiery · praise
Sacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- purityUncontaminated quality
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
devotion · veneration · blessed · sacred · spiritual · piety · hallowed · consecrated
Luminous ring overhead
- wingsLimbs for flight
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
altarpiece · Renaissance · Baroque · gilded · illuminated · manuscript · Botticelli · Raphael
angelic
Divinely pure and good
transcendence · glory · radiance · luminous · celestial · immortal · paradise · beatific · splendor · resplendent
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet, major book
revelation · burning · adoration · majesty · awe · cherubim · holy · fiery · praise · proclaim
holiness
Sacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- purityUncontaminated quality
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
reverence · devotion · veneration · blessed · sacred · spiritual · piety · hallowed · consecrated · sacredness
halo
Luminous ring overhead
- wingsLimbs for flight
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
mosaic · altarpiece · Renaissance · Baroque · gilded · illuminated · manuscript · Botticelli · Raphael · choir
- Divine Beingsgods, goddesses, deities, angels, archangels
- angel decorangel statues, angel figurines, Christmas angels, tree toppers, cherubs
seraphsdemons
Malevolent supernatural beings
devils · fallen angels · fiends · Satan · Lucifer