SPIRITUALIZE
Spir"it*u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiritualized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Spiritualizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. spiritualiser.]
1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul. This seen in the clear air, and the whole spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find words to say. Carlyle.
2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; — opposed to literalize.
3. (Old Chem.)
Defn: To extract spirit from; also, to convert into, or impregnate with, spirit.
SPIRITUALIZER
Spir"it*u*al*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who spiritualizes.
SPIRITUALLY
Spir"it*u*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a spiritual manner; with purity of spirit; like a spirit.
SPIRITUAL-MINDED
Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed, a.