SPIRITUALIZED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

spiritualized

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past tense of spiritualize

as in baptized

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Feast celebrating the birth of the Jewish prophet who preached the imminence of God’s Final Judgment and baptized those who repented in self-preparation for it.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Jordan has one of the oldest Christian communities, and the country takes its name from the river that runs along its border with Israel and the West Bank, where Jesus is believed to have been baptized.

— Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth felt her baby leap in her womb, which signified that John had become sanctified and cleansed of original sin, as if by baptism, according to Catholic doctrine.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sanctified

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First Indigenous woman of North America to be canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
That may be true in universities where the evaluative component is elided because the literature being discussed has been canonized.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of canonized

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It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.

— Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
In Sugar Land, Texas, a 90-foot statue of the deity Hanuman, consecrated in 2024 at a temple complex, continues to draw disparaging comments, including one YouTube personality who recently urged its demolition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of consecrated

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At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth felt her baby leap in her womb, which signified that John had become sanctified and cleansed of original sin, as if by baptism, according to Catholic doctrine.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Going winless for an entire season — rebuild or not — would produce a level of shame that doesn’t get cleansed from your resume.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

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