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English translation: as if to fill the religious symbols with divine glory and radiance
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| 18:55 Apr 17, 2012 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Religion / Catholic Dogma/Liturgical Esthetics | |||||||
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| 4 | as if to burst forth...[ and cast the purifying brilliance of divine glory] |
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| 4 | as if to fill the religious symbols with divine glory and radiance |
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| 3 | as if (trying) to channel |
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1 hr confidence: 
as if (trying) to channel Explanation: What an incredibly 'Italian' piece of writing! In English I think you have no choice but to take away a few of the frills. I think either 'as if to channel' or 'as if trying/hoping to channel' would probably work. Good luck with the rest of the sentence too! |
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3 hrs confidence:
as if to burst forth...[ and cast the purifying brilliance of divine glory] Explanation: you'd probably need to tweak and turn the phrase a little to best fit the rest of it, but this is how I might put it... as if to burst forth and cast the (purifying) brilliance of divine glory over... |
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11 hrs confidence:
as if to fill the religious symbols with divine glory and radiance Explanation: ... as this is devotional language this might work well and would enable you to turn the phrase around a little. Eg: Divine Manifestation www.saintpetercatholic.com/divine-manifestation-bulletin-01... 7 Jan 2012 – They saw the star and were guided by it; on arrival they were filled with the radiance of the divine glory; and on their return they let the divine ... |
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