querubim

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Cherubim (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese querubin (“cherub”), from Latin cherubim, from Hebrew כרֻבִים‎ (keruvím), plural indefinite form of כְּרוּב‎ (keruvím), from a Proto-Semitic source.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌke.ɾu.ˈbĩ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨ.ɾu.ˈβĩ/
Hyphenation: que‧ru‧bin

Noun

querubim m (plural querubins)

(religion) cherub (winged creature represented in the Bible as attending on God)

Synonyms

quérube

Coordinate terms

anjo, arcanjo, dominação, potestade, principado, serafim, trono, virtude

Related terms

quérube
querúbico
querubíneo
querubínico

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