Hypertext Webster Gateway: "seraphic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
seraphic
adj 1: of or relating to an angel of the first order; "he imagined
a seraphic presence in the room" [syn: {seraphical}]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an
angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic
when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical},
{cherubic}, {sweet}]
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