spiritualize

verb spir·i·tu·al·ize \ ˈspir-i-chə-wə-ˌlīz , -i-chə-ˌlīz , -ich-wə-ˌlīz \

Definition of spiritualize

spiritualized; spiritualizing

transitive verb

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

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spiritualization

play \ˌspir-i-chə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən, -i-chə-lə-, -ich-wə-lə-\ noun

Recent Examples of spiritualize from the Web

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, "Restoring Kabbalah to Mainstream Judaism," 25 Aug. 2017

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