A six-winged angel; the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God. A detailed description can be found at the beginning of
In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels
In the Bible, a seraph is a kind of angel. seraphs seraphim one of the angels that protect the seat of God, according to the Bible cherub. In Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature, a celestial being with two or three pairs of wings who guards the throne of God. In Christian angelology, seraphim are the highest-ranking in the hierarchy of angels. In art they are often painted red, symbolizing fire. They appear in the Old Testament in a vision of Isaiah as six-winged creatures praising God. See also cherub
A six winged angel; the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God
An order of angels distinguished for fervent zeal and religious ardour The word means to burn (See Isaiah vi 2 ) Thousand celestial ardours [seraphs] where he stood Veiled with his gorgeous wings, up springing light, Flew through the midst of heaven Milton: Paradise Lost, v 249