单词 | angelification |
释义 | angelificationn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.a1631 |
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