spiritualized

past tense of spiritualize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualized
Verb
  • Continue reading … FULL IMMERSION — Cleveland Browns players publicly baptized in powerful display of faith.
    , FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • In Catholicism, infants are baptized — but more than 13,300 baptisms of people older than 7 were counted in the latest annual report from Spain’s Catholic bishops conference.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.
    Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Four years ago, the Church canonized him as a saint.
    Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • She was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1995.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
    New York Times, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • The vessels themselves are inspired by the Catholic ritual of Olea Sancta (Holy Oils), the three sacred oils used in sacraments and blessings and consecrated during the annual Chrism Mass in Holy Week.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Even if all these sunny promises are enshrined in contracts, built into budgets, and consecrated with good intentions, there are still plenty of ways the whole project could go kerflooey.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Allen cleansed himself in the process.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Spiritualized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualized. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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