Spiritualize

Spiritualize
Spiritualize 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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; -- opposed to {literalize}. [1913 Webster]

3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • spiritualize — (Amer.) spir·it·u·al·ize || spɪrɪʃʊlaɪz v. make spiritual; give a spiritual meaning to; purify from the corrupting effects and impacts of the world (also spiritualise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spiritualize — [spir′i cho͞o əl īz΄] vt. spiritualized, spiritualizing 1. to make spiritual; deprive of materiality or worldliness 2. to give a spiritual sense or meaning to spiritualization n …   English World dictionary

  • spiritualize — spiritual ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or affecting the human spirit as opposed to material or physical things. 2) relating to religion or religious belief. ► NOUN (also negro spiritual) ▪ a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians …   English terms dictionary

  • spiritualize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1631 1. to make spiritual; especially to purify from the corrupting influences of the world 2. to give a spiritual meaning to or understand in a spiritual sense • spiritualization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spiritualize — spiritualization, n. spiritualizer, n. /spir i chooh euh luyz /, v.t., spiritualized, spiritualizing. 1. to make spiritual. 2. to invest with a spiritual meaning. Also, esp. Brit., spiritualise. [1625 35; SPIRITUAL + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • spiritualize — verb To make spiritual; to invoke spirituality …   Wiktionary

  • spiritualize — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, bolt, clarify, clear, decrassify, dematerialize, depurate, disembody, disincarnate, distill, edulcorate, elute, enervate, essentialize, etherealize, extract, filter, filtrate, idealize, immaterialize,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • spiritualize — v. a. Purify, elevate, refine, make spiritual …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • spiritualize — spir·i·tu·al·ize …   English syllables

  • spiritualize — spir•it•u•al•ize [[t]ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing 1) to make spiritual 2) to invest with a spiritual meaning • Etymology: 1625–35 spir it•u•al•i•za′tion, n. spir′i•tu•al•iz er, n …   From formal English to slang

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