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单词 angelification
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angelificationn.

Brit. /anˌdʒɛlᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ænˌdʒɛləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: angelify v., -fication suffix.
Etymology: < angelify v.: see -fication suffix.
The action of becoming or being made into an angel, or of making someone or something angelic; (also) an instance of this. Cf. angelify v.In quot. 1879 referring euphemistically to death. Cf. angel n. 4.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [noun] > making into an angel
angelificationa1631
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 168 Such a Purification, such an angelification, such a Deification in this Life.
a1717 C. Daubuz tr. Clement of Alexandria in Perpetual Comm. Revelation (1720) xxii. 1047 The proper Angelification of the Body.
1879 ‘J. Q. Smith’ Humorous Sketches & Addr. 61 She had caused the angelification of said Young, who has remained in total eclipse up to the date of this writing.
1906 Brooklyn Med. Jrnl. Feb. 73/1 I do not believe we could attempt an immediate angelification of the human race.
2009 E. R. Wolfson in M. Diemling & G. Veltri Jewish Body iv. 424 In the act of debasement, however, lies the secret of angelification.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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