Cherubfish
[cher-uh b-fish] /ˈtʃɛr əbˌfɪʃ/
noun, plural cherubfishes (especially collectively) cherubfish.
1.
a brilliantly colored butterflyfish, Centropyge argi, found in the West Indies: kept in home aquariums.
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[chuh-roo-bik] /tʃəˈru bɪk/ adjective 1. of or having the nature of a , or an angel represented as a rosy-cheeked child with wings; angelic. 2. having a plump, pretty innocence: a cherubic face and a dazzling smile. adj. 1620s, from cherub + -ic. Earlier was cherubical (c.1600).
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[cher-uh b] /ˈtʃɛr əb/ noun, plural cherubs for 3, 4; cherubim [cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim] /ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm/ (Show IPA), for 1, 2. 1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10. 2. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings. 3. a beautiful or […]
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[Greek khe-roo-vee-kawn; English chi-roo-bi-kon] /Greek ˌxɛ ru viˈkɔn; English tʃɪˈru bɪˌkɒn/ noun, Eastern Church. 1. the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- Cherubim
[cher-uh b] /ˈtʃɛr əb/ noun, plural cherubs for 3, 4; cherubim [cher-uh-bim, -yoo-bim] /ˈtʃɛr ə bɪm, -yʊ bɪm/ (Show IPA), for 1, 2. 1. a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10. 2. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings. 3. a beautiful or […]
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[ker-oo-bee-nee; Italian ke-roo-bee-nee] /ˌkɛr ʊˈbi ni; Italian ˌkɛ ruˈbi ni/ noun 1. Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore [mah-ree-ah loo-ee-jee kahr-law dze-naw-byaw sahl-vah-taw-re] /mɑˈri ɑ luˈi dʒi ˈkɑr lɔ dzɛˈnɔ byɔ ˌsɑl vɑˈtɔ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1760–1842, Italian composer, especially of opera; in France after 1788. /ˌkɛrʊˈbiːnɪ/ noun 1. (Maria) Luigi (Carlo Zenobio Salvatore) (luˈiːdʒi). 1760–1842, […]