Enhaloing

/ɪnˈheɪloʊɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of enhalo; the action of surrounding with a halo or encircling with light and glory.

Etymology

From enhalo + -ing (present participle suffix).

Kelly Says

The process of enhaloing—adding that sacred glow—is what religious artists did to transform ordinary people into saints in paintings, making the sacred visible through light.

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