querubim

== Galician == === Noun === querubim m (plural querubins, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of querubín === Further reading === “querubim”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Cherubim (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese querubin (“cherub”), from Latin cherūbīm, from Ancient Greek χερουβίν (kheroubín), from Biblical Hebrew כרֻבִים (keruvím), plural indefinite form of כְּרוּב (kerúv), from a Proto-Semitic source. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩ Hyphenation: que‧ru‧bim === Noun === querubim m (plural querubins) (religion) cherub (hybrid figure with a guardian function, generally represented with a human face and the winged body of a bull or lion) (religion) cherub (each of the celestial spirits who, together with the thrones and the seraphim, form the first angelic hierarchy) (painting) cherub (painted or carved representation of this celestial spirit, usually in the form of a plump, healthy-looking child with wings) (figuratively) cherub (very beautiful child) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “querubim”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “querubim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “querubim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026