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Antonyms for spiritualize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : spir-i-choo-uh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əˌlaɪz



Definition of spiritualize

  • As in civilize : verb make cultured; develop
Example sentences :
  • I screamed at him, 'But you must spiritualize—don't you understand?
  • Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
  • It is the custom of the Seer to heighten and spiritualize all Jewish names.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation » by William Milligan
  • But I am just as ready to spiritualize it as he is, provided I am sure first that we understand it.
  • Extract from : « Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne » by John Ruskin
  • The tendency of Christianity is to spiritualize thought and action.
  • Extract from : « Unity of Good » by Mary Baker Eddy
  • Gods, my dear modern, are not spirits; gods do not degrade the world to a semblance, and do not spiritualize it.
  • Extract from : « The Ego and His Own » by Max Stirner
  • Illness and solitude had done much to exalt and spiritualize Angus Hamleigh's mind.
  • Extract from : « Mount Royal, Volume 2 of 3 » by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
  • That consciousness tended rather to spiritualize his thought: we may say, it subdued him.
  • Extract from : « Christianity and Modern Thought » by Various
  • Thus shall he perform the highest function of the prophet—to spiritualize and glorify the common.
  • Extract from : « Chapters in Rural Progress » by Kenyon L. Butterfield
  • I was five or six years younger than Opal, and Aunt Jenny hoped it would 'spiritualize' me to play with her.
  • Extract from : « The Brightener » by C. N. Williamson
  • Its constant influence has been to soften and spiritualize individual and national relationships.
  • Extract from : « An Essay On The American Contribution And The Democratic Idea » by Winston Churchill

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