"à damner les anges" meaning in Français

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Adverb

IPA: \a da.ne le.z‿ɑ̃ʒ\
  1. Qui procure un plaisir extrême des sens.
    Sense id: fr-à_damner_les_anges-fr-adv-yCvlf2XM Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: à damner un saint
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    "Composé de damner et de ange."
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          "text": "Animé par une pointe de vin, il s’étendit, après le dîner, sur un divan, en proie à un bonheur à la fois physique et spirituel, que madame Marneffe mit au comble en venant se poser près de lui, légère, parfumée, belle à damner les anges."
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