as in to sanctify
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Recent Examples of spiritualize
None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.
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Benjamin Kirby, Quartz Africa, 1 May 2020
Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
The biblical Song of Solomon is a key scripture for the Zohar, and its lush gardens of desire are spiritualized into realms of sacred love, but without losing anything of their erotic passion.
—Arthur Green, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
Benjamin Kirby, Quartz Africa, 1 May 2020
Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 June 2019
The biblical Song of Solomon is a key scripture for the Zohar, and its lush gardens of desire are spiritualized into realms of sacred love, but without losing anything of their erotic passion.
—Arthur Green, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualize
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Then, having contributed to the destruction of their careers and livelihoods, he, along with a fellow House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) informant, the screenwriter Budd Schulberg, made On the Waterfront, a film that not only defends but sanctifies informants.—
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23 Nov. 2024
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Physicians need to adopt the habits of happiness as so eloquently delineated by Arthur Brooks: faith, family, friends, and purposeful, sanctifying work.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Ebenezer is where King was baptized as a child and ordained at 19.—
Jeff Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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What To Know In an interview with The Telegraph published on Saturday, Grylls, a British adventurer and writer, defended Brand's recent conversion to Christianity, in which Brand revealed in April that he had been baptized as a Christian in the River Thames.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Griswold—whose father, once the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, consecrated the denomination’s first openly gay bishop—treats the pastors generously, though gingerly, constructing from their lowest moments an affecting study of sacred life in sacrilegious times.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Other attendees took photos of the reconstructed interior, which also included a new bronze altar that had been consecrated with holy water, chrism oil, incense and prayer by the archbishop during the service.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
9 Dec. 2024
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The coronation merely confirms and sacralizes his inheritance.—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
5 May 2023
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Winner had signed up for that life, where all knowledge was guarded, sacralized under the official regime of secrecy.—
Jacob Silverman,
The New Republic,
13 Apr. 2023
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Pope Francis announced yesterday that Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, will be canonized during the Jubilee for Adolescents in April, according to Vatican News.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
21 Nov. 2024
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The Saint Announcement Pope Francis announced that Carlo Acutis, a teenager celebrated for his embrace of faith and digital technology, will be canonized in April.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The Old Testament story of the scapegoat—a goat burdened by human sins and exiled into the wilderness in order to purify the community—inspired Hepburn Ferrer’s latest body of work.—
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25 Jan. 2025
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Clay ingredients like kaolin or bentonite can help minimize the appearance of whiteheads by purifying the skin and reducing oiliness.11 Non-Comedogenic Products Choose skincare and makeup products labeled as non-comedogenic, meaning they are formulated not to clog pores.—
William Truswell,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Wash gently: Use a soft washcloth when cleansing your baby’s face, and do not rub the skin.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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The material included a history of Nazi Germany, reports on violence in modern Sri Lanka, documents about war in Chechnya, a book on clan cleansing in Somalia, academic reports on the Rwandan genocide and a paper on punishments used on enslaved people on 18th-century British plantations.—
Megan Specia,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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So, this rom-com isn’t likely to crack the AFI Top 100, but John Tucker Must Die commands hallowed ground in the revenge-movie canon.—
Lauren Sanchez,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2024
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But long before stars like Hamilton, one name was hallowed: Ayrton Senna.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
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“Spiritualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualize. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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