Definition of cherub
- n. - A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and
chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.
- n. - A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in
connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.
- n. - One of a order of angels, variously represented in art. In
European painting the cherubim have been shown as blue, to denote
knowledge, as distinguished from the seraphim (see Seraph), and in
later art the children's heads with wings are generally called cherubs.
- n. - A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have
represented cherubs as beautiful children.