Spiritualize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense

elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transfigure spiritualise glorify

Antonyms

literalize

Parts of Speech

verb	give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
verb	elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
verb	purify from the corrupting influences of the world “During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized”

Word Forms

spiritualization	noun	the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
spiritualisation	noun	the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content
Transfiguration	noun	(Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus
transfiguration	noun	the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergeistigen

eine spirituelle Bedeutung geben; im spirituellen Sinne lesen

🇫🇷French

spiritualiser

donner un sens spirituel à ; lire dans un sens spirituel

🇪🇸Spanish

espiritualizar

darle un significado espiritual a; leer en un sentido espiritual

🇮🇹Italian

spiritualizzare

dare un significato spirituale a; leggere in senso spirituale

🇳🇱Dutch

vergeestelijken

een spirituele betekenis geven aan; in spirituele zin lezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

espiritualizar

dar um significado espiritual a; leia em um sentido espiritual

🇷🇺Russian

одухотворять

придать духовный смысл; читать в духовном смысле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोश पैदा करना

को आध्यात्मिक अर्थ दें; आध्यात्मिक अर्थ में पढ़ें

🇧🇩Bengali

আধ্যাত্মিক করা

একটি আধ্যাত্মিক অর্থ দিন; আধ্যাত্মিক অর্থে পড়ুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆன்மீகமாக்கு

ஆன்மீக அர்த்தத்தை கொடுங்கள்; ஆன்மீக அர்த்தத்தில் படிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధ్యాత్మికం

ఒక ఆధ్యాత్మిక అర్థం ఇవ్వండి; ఆధ్యాత్మిక కోణంలో చదవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आध्यात्मिक करणे

एक आध्यात्मिक अर्थ द्या; आध्यात्मिक अर्थाने वाचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આધ્યાત્મિક બનાવવું

આધ્યાત્મિક અર્થ આપો; આધ્યાત્મિક અર્થમાં વાંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ; ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಅರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആത്മീയമാക്കുക

ഒരു ആത്മീയ അർത്ഥം നൽകുക; ആത്മീയ അർത്ഥത്തിൽ വായിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ

ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਅਰਥ ਦਿਓ; ਅਧਿਆਤਮਿਕ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

روحانی بنانا

کو ایک روحانی معنی دینا؛ روحانی معنوں میں پڑھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灵化

赋予精神意义；从精神意义上阅读

🇯🇵Japanese

霊化する

～に精神的な意味を与える。精神的な意味で読む

🇰🇷Korean

영적으로 만들다

영적인 의미를 부여하다; 영적인 의미로 읽어라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tâm linh hóa

mang lại ý nghĩa tinh thần cho; đọc theo ý nghĩa tâm linh

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้มีจิตวิญญาณ

ให้ความหมายทางจิตวิญญาณแก่; อ่านในแง่จิตวิญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyemangati

memberikan makna spiritual kepada; membaca dalam arti spiritual

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing espirituwal

magbigay ng espirituwal na kahulugan sa; basahin sa espirituwal na kahulugan

🇲🇾Malay

rohaniah

memberi makna rohani kepada; membaca dalam pengertian rohani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

روحانية

إعطاء معنى روحي ل؛ قراءة بالمعنى الروحي

🇮🇷Persian

معنوی کردن

معنای معنوی دادن به; به معنای معنوی بخوانید

🇹🇷Turkish

ruhsallaştırmak

manevi bir anlam vermek; manevi anlamda okuyun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לרוחניות

לתת משמעות רוחנית ל; לקרוא במובן הרוחני

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