Seraphic

Seraphic
Seraphic Se*raph"ic, Seraphical Se*raph"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. s['e]raphique.] Of or pertaining to a seraph; becoming, or suitable to, a seraph; angelic; sublime; pure; refined. ``Seraphic arms and trophies.'' --Milton. ``Seraphical fervor.'' --Jer. Taylor. -- {Se*raph"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Se*raph"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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