English Dictionary |
SPIRITUALISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does spiritualise mean?
• SPIRITUALISE (verb)
The verb SPIRITUALISE has 2 senses:
1. give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
2. purify from the corrupting influences of the world
Familiarity information: SPIRITUALISE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: spiritualised
Past participle: spiritualised
-ing form: spiritualising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
spiritualise; spiritualize
Hypernyms (to "spiritualise" is one way to...):
construe; interpret; see (make sense of; assign a meaning to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Purify from the corrupting influences of the world
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
spiritualise; spiritualize
Context example:
During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
Hypernyms (to "spiritualise" is one way to...):
purge; purify; sanctify (make pure or free from sin or guilt)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
spiritualisation (the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." (Maimonides)
"Think of the going out before you enter." (Arabic proverb)
"Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)