seraphic

[ si-raf-ik ]
/ sɪˈræf ɪk /

adjective

of, like, or befitting a seraph.
Often se·raph·i·cal.

Origin of seraphic

From the Medieval Latin word seraphicus, dating back to 1625–35. See seraphim, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM seraphic

Words nearby seraphic

seram, serang, serape, serapeum, seraph, seraphic, seraphim, serapis, serb, serb., serbia

Example sentences from the Web for seraphically

  • A forehead impudent, and two eyes which turned up most seraphically languishing.

    Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama |E. Cobham Brewer

  • Even now, as the men paused to take breath after their "tug," the organ spoke again softly but seraphically.

    Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign |Mrs. [Margaret] Oliphant

  • Ferdinand,—he always now called his friend by his Christian name,—Ferdinand was beautifully, seraphically confident.

    The Prime Minister |Anthony Trollope

  • "It was because I felt that his thoughts were nobler than most men's that I wished to marry him," Selma replied, seraphically.

    Unleavened Bread |Robert Grant

British Dictionary definitions for seraphically

seraphic

seraphical

/ (sɪˈræfɪk) /

adjective

of or resembling a seraph
blissfully serene; rapt

Derived forms of seraphic

seraphically, adverb