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Spiritualize

verb
(past & past part. spiritualized; pres. part. spiritualizing)
1.
Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense.  Synonym: spiritualise.
2.
Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration.  Synonyms: glorify, transfigure.
3.
Purify from the corrupting influences of the world.  Synonym: spiritualise.





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"Spiritualize" Quotes from Famous Books



... conception of the matter struck me. It is intolerable for a human being to go on doing any task as a penance, under duress. No matter what the work is, one must spiritualize it in some way, shatter the old idea of it into bits and rebuild it nearer to the heart's desire. How was I to ...
— The Haunted Bookshop • Christopher Morley


Words linked to "Spiritualize" :   interpret, purify, purge, modify, see, construe, spiritualization, sanctify, alter, literalize, change, glorify


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