noun
: a hierarchy of angels based upon interpretations of various scriptural references and ranked from those nearest to God into nine orders (as seraphim, cherubim, thrones; dominions, virtues, powers; principalities, archangels, angels)
noun
: a hierarchy of angels based upon interpretations of various scriptural references and ranked from those nearest to God into nine orders (as seraphim, cherubim, thrones; dominions, virtues, powers; principalities, archangels, angels)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012