Noun
The word is derived from cherub
of Cherub
The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe had so accustomed himself to wield the constitutional cat-of-nine-tails, that heaven will hardly be happy to him unless he be allowed to flog the cherubim. Anthony Trollope
O Christ, on you the many-eyed cherubim are unable to look because of the glory of your countenance, yet out of your love you accepted spittle on your face. Remove the shame from my face, and grant me to have an unashamed face before you at the time of prayer. Isaac the Syrian
Go face the fire at sea, or the cholera in your friend's house, or the burglar in your own, or what danger lies in the way of duty, knowing you are guarded by the cherubim of Destiny. If you believe in Fate to your harm, believe it, at least, for your good. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Encyclopedia of Islam, G. Vajda, Hizkil Bibliography * Ibn Kutayba, K. al-Ma'arif ed. S. Ukasha, 51 One traditional depiction of the cherubim and chariot vision, based on the description by Ezekiel. Source: Internet
In Exodus, God commanded that the Israelites not make any graven image; but soon afterwards, he commanded that they make graven images of cherubim and other like things, both as statues and woven on tapestries. Source: Internet
From this fact, it is evident that the Logos, the fashioner demiourgos of all, he that sits on the cherubim and holds all things together, when he was manifested to humanity, gave us the gospel under four forms but bound together by one spirit." Source: Internet