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Verb: spiritualise  'spi-ri-choo-u,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: spiritualize)
  1. Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
    "Some people spiritualise everyday occurrences";
    - spiritualize
     
  2. Purify from the corrupting influences of the world
    "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualised";
    - spiritualize
     
  3. Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
    "The artist spiritualised the ordinary scene into something sublime";
    - transfigure, glorify, spiritualize

Derived forms: spiritualised, spiritualising, spiritualises

Type of: alter, change, construe, interpret, modify, purge, purify, sanctify, see

Antonym: literalise [Brit]