spiritualize (To refine

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• Spiritualize — Spir it*u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F. spiritualiser.] 1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• refine — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abstract, acculturate, advance, ameliorate, amend, bate, beautify, better, bolt, boost, bring forward, carve, chisel, civilize, clarify, cleanse, clear, colliquate, concentrate, convert, cultivate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• spiritualize — Synonyms and related words: attenuate, bolt, clarify, clear, decrassify, dematerialize, depurate, disembody, disincarnate, distill, edulcorate, elute, enervate, essentialize, etherealize, extract, filter, filtrate, idealize, immaterialize,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• spiritualize — v. a. Purify, elevate, refine, make spiritual …   New dictionary of synonyms

• refine — v 1. purify, rarefy, subtilize; clarify, clear; wash, lave, Chem. edulcorate, cleanse, depurate; strain, sift, filter, Chem. rectify, elutriate; purge, Med. absterge, expurgate, winnow. 2. cultivate, polish, humanize, civilize, subtilize,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Spiritualized — Spiritualize Spir it*u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F. spiritualiser.] 1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spiritualizing — Spiritualize Spir it*u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F. spiritualiser.] 1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spiritualise — verb 1. give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense • Syn: ↑spiritualize • Ant: ↑literalize (for: ↑spiritualize) • Derivationally related forms: ↑spiritualisation, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• separate — Synonyms and related words: aberrate, abrupt, aggravate, agree to differ, agree to disagree, alien, alienate, alienated, alone, aloof, analyze, anatomize, apart, assay, assort, assorted, asunder, at odds, at variance, atomize, autarchic, autarkic …   Moby Thesaurus

• civilize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. educate, cultivate, refine; reclaim, enlighten. See improvement, courtesy, fashion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. enlighten, cultivate, enrich, reclaim, refine, render civil, acculturate, polish,… …   English dictionary for students

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium