Cupid vs. Cherub
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Difference Between Cupid and Cherub
Cupidnoun
A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
Cherubnoun
(biblical) A winged creature attending on God, described by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (short=yes) as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim; similar to a lamassu in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.
Cupidnoun
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
Cherubnoun
An artistic depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child or a child's head with wings but no body.
Cherubnoun
(figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly angelic or innocent.
Cherubnoun
a sweet innocent baby
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Cherubnoun
an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
