verb
Meaning 1
To make spiritual; to invoke spirituality.
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Standard Lemma guide
spiritualize
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verb
Meaning 2
To refine intellectually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to.
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verb
Meaning 3
To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; opposed to literalize.
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verb
Meaning 4
To extract spirit.
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Usage: obsolete
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 5
To convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.
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Usage: obsolete
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
Meaning 6
purify from the corrupting influences of the world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spiritualise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: purify, purge, sanctify
verb
Meaning 7
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: transfigure, glorify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 8
give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: spiritualise
Antonyms: literalize
Broader terms: interpret, construe, see
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English spiritualize From spiritual + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: åndeliggøre — to make spiritual
- Finnish: henkistää — to make spiritual
- Finnish: hengellistää — to make spiritual
- French: spiritualiser — to make spiritual
- Portuguese: espiritualizar — to make spiritual
- Finnish: henkistää — to refine intellectually or morally
- Portuguese: espiritualizar — to refine intellectually or morally
- Finnish: henkistää — to give spiritual meaning to
- Finnish: hengellistää — to give spiritual meaning to
- Portuguese: espiritualizar — to give spiritual meaning to