as in to sanctify
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Recent Examples of spiritualize
None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.
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Benjamin Kirby, Quartz Africa, 1 May 2020
Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
The biblical Song of Solomon is a key scripture for the Zohar, and its lush gardens of desire are spiritualized into realms of sacred love, but without losing anything of their erotic passion.
—Arthur Green, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
Benjamin Kirby, Quartz Africa, 1 May 2020
Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
The biblical Song of Solomon is a key scripture for the Zohar, and its lush gardens of desire are spiritualized into realms of sacred love, but without losing anything of their erotic passion.
—Arthur Green, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualize
Verb
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In Kahane’s theology, Jewish weakness was the sacrilege, and Jewish strength sanctified God.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
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G‑d’s purpose in creating the world was that all of creation be sanctified, imbuing it with holiness and spirituality.—
Rabbi Moishe Kievman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Many denominations of Christianity do not require the person baptizing someone to be ordained.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 May 2025
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This year marks a chapter of change in YG’s life, who was baptized for the first time with his children in March.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
15 May 2025
Verb
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He was ordained a priest days before his 33rd birthday and was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop of his hometown of Buenos Aires in 1992.—
Christine Rousselle,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Later that evening, Rocky himself made an appearance, effectively consecrating his own corner of the fair and Design.Space as a whole.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The coronation merely confirms and sacralizes his inheritance.—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
5 May 2023
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Winner had signed up for that life, where all knowledge was guarded, sacralized under the official regime of secrecy.—
Jacob Silverman,
The New Republic,
13 Apr. 2023
Verb
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Saints are persons in heaven who were officially canonized or not who did one of the following, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Lived heroically virtuous lives.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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His successor, Benedict XVI, waived the waiting period, allowing John Paul to be canonized nine years after his death.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Looking like something out of a sci-movie, the Dyson Zone is both a noise-canceling headphone set and an on-the-go air purifying system.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The nourishing, cleansing mélange of hibiscus extract, false daisy extract, and moringa seed oil is only half the appeal—the other half is the fragrance blend featuring vanilla, citrus, and orange blossom.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
25 May 2025
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Benefits of sulfate-free shampoo There are several key benefits to cleansing your hair with sulfate-free shampoo.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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So, this rom-com isn’t likely to crack the AFI Top 100, but John Tucker Must Die commands hallowed ground in the revenge-movie canon.—
Lauren Sanchez,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2024
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But long before stars like Hamilton, one name was hallowed: Ayrton Senna.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Spiritualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualize. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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