seraphic

[ si-raf-ik ]

adjective

1. of, like, or befitting a seraph.

seraphic

/ sɪˈræfɪk /

adjective

1. of or resembling a seraph
2. blissfully serene; rapt

Derived Forms

• seˈraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• se·raphi·cal·ly adverb
• se·raphi·cal·ness noun
• nonse·raphic adjective
• nonse·raphi·cal adjective
• nonse·raphi·cal·ly adverb
• super·se·raphic adjective
• super·se·raphi·cal adjective
• super·se·raphi·cal·ly adverb
• unse·raphic adjective
• unse·raphi·cal adjective
• unse·raphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of seraphic¹

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

Example Sentences

Here’s Johnny Hodges, delivering four minutes of the most seraphic alto saxophone playing to be found on record, on this chestnut from Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s “Far East Suite.”

From New York Times

For “No Pude,” which translates to “I could not,” Pimienta’s seraphic vocals cut through haunting harmonies as she wrestled with the exhaustion and apprehension her home country conjured within her.

From Washington Post

Pleasant it is not, but neither is the story — and the moments of seraphic beauty become all the more redemptive.

From New York Times

Very early on a recent weekday morning, Duff arrived on a video call from her Los Angeles home looking seraphic in a white dress embellished with broderie anglaise.

From New York Times

He presumed the 20-minute collage he recorded — a flow state of ecstatic bird song and rushing water captured underground, undergirded by seraphic drones — would be a stand-alone release.

From New York Times