Verb: spiritualize 'spi-ri-choo-u,lIz
- Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
"Some people spiritualize everyday occurrences";
- spiritualise [Brit]
- Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
"The artist spiritualized the ordinary scene into something sublime";
- transfigure, glorify, spiritualise [Brit]
- Purify from the corrupting influences of the world
"During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized";
- spiritualise [Brit]
Derived forms: spiritualizes, spiritualized, spiritualizing
Type of: alter, change, construe, interpret, modify, purge, purify, sanctify, see