spiritualise

• 动词，指赋予某事物精神性质或精神解释；使其具有精神性，或在精神意义上提升、升华。

A verb meaning to give a spiritual character or interpretation to something; to make spiritual or elevate in a spiritual sense.

1. Interpret spirituallyC1formal

   To give a spiritual meaning to something; to interpret or understand in a spiritual sense.

   灵性化

   • The preacher sought to spiritualise the ancient text for the modern congregation.
   • She tends to spiritualise everyday events, seeing deeper meaning in them.
   • The poet spiritualised the natural landscape, turning it into a metaphor for the soul.

2. Purify from worldly influencesC1formal

   To purify or elevate something from the corrupting influences of the material world.

   精神化

   • The monk's goal was to spiritualise his mind through meditation.
   • They believed that art could spiritualise the viewer, lifting them above mundane concerns.
   • The ritual was designed to spiritualise the participants, freeing them from earthly desires.

   同义词elevateetherealizepurifyrefinesanctify

   反义词desecratematerialiseprofanesecularise