Definitions for: Spiritualize


[v] give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
[v] purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized"
[v] elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration



Webster (1913) Definition: Spir"it*u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Spiritualized; p. pr. & vb. n. Spiritualizing.] [Cf. F.
spiritualiser.]
1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the
corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual
character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul.

This seen in the clear air, and the whole
spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the
eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find
words to say. --Carlyle.

2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual
sense; -- opposed to literalize.

3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into,
or impregnate with, spirit.

Synonyms: glorify, spiritualise, spiritualise, transfigure

Antonyms: literalise, literalize

See Also: alter, change, construe, interpret, purge, purify, sanctify, see

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