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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
