Definitions

1. verb

to make or represent someone or something as if they were an angel, or to make something seem or appear to be a holy or beautiful thing

“The artist aimed to angelize the city’s bleak landscape in her latest painting.”

2. verb

to treat or represent as if angels existed or intervened, often in a way that is unrealistic or overly idealized

“The author’s depiction of heaven and its angels in her novel was criticized for angelizing the complexities of human experience.”

3. verb

to make or become a heavenly or divine being

“In her dreams, she felt herself angelizing and rising above the earthly world.”