VERB | cognition | spiritualize, spiritualise | give a spiritual meaning / meaning to |
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change | spiritualize, transfigure, glorify | elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | |
change | spiritualize, spiritualise | purify from the corrupting influences of the world |
Meaning | Give a spiritual meaning / meaning to; read in a spiritual sense. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | spiritualise | |
Broader | interpret, construe, see | make sense of |
Opposite | literalize, literalise | make literal |
Catalan | espiritualitzar | |
Nouns | spiritualization | the act of making something spiritual |
Meaning | elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | transfigure, glorify | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | espiritualizar, glorificar, transfigurar |
Meaning | purify from the corrupting influences of the world. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" | |
Synonym | spiritualise | |
Broader | purify, purge, sanctify | make pure or free from sin or guilt |
Catalan | espiritualitzar | |
Nouns | spiritualization | the act of making something spiritual |
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