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What is the noun for cherub?

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cherub
  1. A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in Genesis 3:24
  2. A statue or other depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child.
  3. (figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly innocent or angelic.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “He was a proper cherub with beautiful blond hair and blue eyes.”
      “Satan's disguise deceives Uriel, who thinks the cherub only wants to know about the new world God has created.”
      “An unbaptized soul would have no benevolent cherub to swat away the demon's tight grip.”
cherubin
  1. Obsolete form of cherubim.
  2. Examples:
    1. “From this point of view the clasp with which Beaumarchis' Cherubin seizes Marceline is a stroke of genius.”
cherubin
  1. Obsolete form of cherub.
  2. Examples:
    1. “From this point of view the clasp with which Beaumarchis' Cherubin seizes Marceline is a stroke of genius.”
cherubins
  1. plural of cherubin
cherubs
  1. plural of cherub
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Amazing wood decorations depicting cherubs, crowns and wreaths of flowers surround marble fireplaces.”
      “The abundance of lively cherubs carrying Marian emblems is also characteristic.”
      “He detested the Victorian ideal of love, with the doves and rosy-cheeked cherubs and gossamer and lace.”
cherubim
  1. plural of cherub
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Ahead of him he saw the Sacred Veil upon which was embroidered two cherubim, male and female each embracing the other.”
      “With the way the cash registers are ringing, an entire squadron of cherubim should be getting their wings.”
      “After expelling Adam and Eve from Paradise, God left a cherubim with a flashing sword to guard the Tree of Life.”
cherubims
  1. (irregular) plural of cherub
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