spiritualize

Verb

Meaning

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.

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

To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

glorify transfigure spiritualise bolt better coach consider debate advance brief argue breed counsel advise clarify
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Antonyms

literalize study know accept understand learn
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Hypernyms

see change alter modify interpret purge

Derivatives

Spiritualized spiritualizing

Examples

In olden times gold was manufactured by science; nowadays science must be renewed by gold. We have fixed the volatile and we must now volatilize the fixed-in other words, we have materialized spirit, and we must now spiritualize matter. Eliphas Levi

Dream study impacts culture. We are put in touch with the inner poet who dreams. We hear our inner, subjective response to the outer world. That helps spiritualize our lives. Henry Reed

During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

spiritualistically spirituality spiritualization spiritualizer spirituall spiritually