单词 | spiritualizate |
释义 | † spiritualizateadj. Alchemy. Obsolete. rare. As past participle. Converted into the form of a volatile spirit or refined essence. Cf. spiritualized adj. 1a.Apparently only in the work of the 15th-cent. English alchemist George Ripley and typically with allegorical allusion to the redemption of the soul and its ascension to heaven. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical processes > [adjective] > miscellaneous other processes spiritualizatea1500 sophic1709 a1500 (?1471) G. Ripley Epist. Edward IV (Ashm.) f. 105 (MED) Our body..Of the fyrst order is medecyn callid in our philosophie, Which oftentymes must ageyn be spirituellyzate. a1500 ( G. Ripley Compend of Alchemy (Ashm.) l. 696 (MED) Vntyll..ye soule be..clensyd from..synne with ye water puyrly spiritualyzate, thyne trewe coniunccion may yu neuer begyne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1500 |
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