spir·i·tu·al·ize
ˈspir-i-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-i-chə-ˌlīz,
-ich-wə-ˌlīz
spiritualized; spiritualizing
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
spir·i·tu·al·iza·tion
ˌspirə̇ch(ə)wələ̇ˈzāshən
-chələ̇-,
-ˌlīˈz- sometimes -rēch-
plural -s
: the action of spiritualizing or the state of being spiritualized
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Benjamin Kirby,
Quartz Africa,
1 May 2020
Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
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Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
22 June 2019
The biblical Song of Solomon is a key scripture for the Zohar, and its lush gardens of desire are spiritualized into realms of sacred love, but without losing anything of their erotic passion.
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Arthur Green,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2017
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Verb
None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.
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Benjamin Kirby,
Quartz Africa,
1 May 2020
Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
22 June 2019
The biblical Song of Solomon is a key scripture for the Zohar, and its lush gardens of desire are spiritualized into realms of sacred love, but without losing anything of their erotic passion.
—
Arthur Green,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2017
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“Spiritualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiritualize. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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