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spir·i·tu·al·ize | \ ˈspir-i-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
, -i-chə-ˌlīz, -ich-wə-ˌlīz \
, -i-chə-ˌlīz, -ich-wə-ˌlīz \spiritualized; spiritualizing
Definition of spiritualize
2 : to give a spiritual meaning to or understand in a spiritual sense
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spiritualization \ ˌspir-i-chə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən , -i-chə-lə- , -ich-wə-lə- \ noun
, -i-chə-lə- , -ich-wə-lə- \ nounExamples of spiritualize in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web 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, "Pentecostals are in a “spiritual war” against coronavirus in Africa—as are some political leaders," 1 May 2020 Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, "A Closer Look at Rockwell’s Four Freedoms," 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, "Restoring Kabbalah to Mainstream Judaism," 25 Aug. 2017
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The first known use of spiritualize was in 1631
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