单词 | spiritualize |
释义 | spiritualizev. a. transitive. To convert (a material) into or reduce to a volatile or rarefied substance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > subject to chemical reactions or processes [verb (transitive)] > subject to named chemical reaction or process > subject to miscellaneous other processes reduce?a1425 weaken1540 projecta1550 brown1570 spiritualize1593 colliquate1603 redisperse1621 imbibe1626 educe1651 to cant off1658 part1663 regalize1664 dint1669 roche1679 subtilizea1722 neutralize1744 develop1756 evolve1772 extricate1790 separate1805 unburn1815 leach1860 methylate1864 nitrate1872 nitre1880 sweeten1885 deflocculate1909 hybridize1959 1593 [implied in: T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 70v Why ensparkle they theyr eyes with spiritualiz'd distillations? Why tippe they theyr tongues with Aurum potabile? (at spiritualized adj. 1)]. 1607 H. Plat Certaine Philos. Prepar. Foode & Beverage Sea-men (single sheet) Their iuice will, by naturall working and fermenting, in the end so spiritualize it selfe. 1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. ix. 435/2 From what has been said it appears, first, that the Gold ought to be spiritualiz'd or subtiliz'd. 1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 242 It seems fitted,..by its expansive quality, to rarify and as it were spiritualize the blood. 1859 Brit. Q. Rev. Oct. 440 To spiritualize the water into vapour, heat must be absorbed. b. transitive. To convert (something) from a material or bodily state into an immaterial or spiritual one; to change into spirit or a spirit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > immaterial [verb (transitive)] > render immaterial > spiritualize spiritualize1613 etherealize1800 enspiritualize1886 1613 R. N. Christians Manna i. v. 35 It [sc. Christ's body] may be said to be spiritualized, because..it existeth in the Eucharist like a Spirit, to wit, without any extension of place, but being (in respect of all such extension) whole in euery part. 1725 S. Chandler Vindic. Christian Relig. 22 But now let any man try if he can supercede or change these laws of nature;..if he can so purify and spiritualize his body, as that the air shall bare him. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 207 Then 'twas fit that from this mortal state Thou shouldst, my love, by some unlook'd for change Be spiritualiz'd. 2. a. transitive. To make (more) spiritual; to give a spiritual character to (something). ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > be or cause to be spiritual [verb (transitive)] > instruct or improve bindc975 confirma1300 enhancec1325 edify1340 exhancea1450 enlightena1500 build1526 mounta1546 spiritualize1596 sanctify1597 1596 T. Wright Disposition or Garnishmente Soule i. iv. 47 If wounded, he will heale me:..if blynde, illuminate me:..if sensuall, spiritualize me: if drowned in worldly delightes, diuert my hart to the true Ioyes of heauen. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 57 Christ more spirituallized their Joy, rather to rejoyce that their Names were written in Heaven. 1754 W. Adams Nature & Obligation of Virtue 34 We shall find them [sc. the doctrines and ordinances of religion]..of great use and efficacy in spiritualizing our affections, and weaning them from the things of this world. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal II. xii. 279 Illness and solitude had done much to exalt and spiritualize Angus Hamleigh's mind. 1914 D. S. Margoliouth Early Devel. Mohammedanism v. 148 The Sufis endeavour to spiritualise the ceremony by making it an occasion for complete abstraction from the world. 2005 Independent 19 Nov. 37/5 In Messiah..we hear something of how Christianity spiritualised the English and in turn how the English societised Christianity. b. transitive. To understand or view (something) as having a spiritual meaning; to interpret or explain (an activity, text, experience, etc.) in a spiritual sense or from a spiritual point of view; (sometimes) to explain (something) away in this manner. Also occasionally intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > criticism, interpretation > criticize, interpret [verb (transitive)] > mystical spiritualize1642 mysterize1650 1642 G. Hughes Art of embalming Dead Saints 22 God will deck them with all precious stones, Saphirs, Agats, and Carbuncles, which spiritualized are his glorious graces. 1696 C. Leslie Snake in Grass xi. 166 They have Spiritualiz'd away all the Letter of the Scripture, the Sacraments, and Christ's Humanity. 1734 I. Watts Reliquiæ Juveniles (1789) 221 Must we spiritualize the affairs of larks, and worms, and squirrels, and learn religion from all the trifles in nature? 1833 Fraser's Mag. 8 47 There is an increasing tendency to spiritualise away the pains of what is technically called Hell. 1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. at Commentary Pious reflections, and multitudinous inferences enter largely into our popular books of exposition. They spiritualise, but they do not expound. 1955 Midwest Folklore 5 253 Alexander's constant tendency is to spiritualize and prettify Indian customs, from transvestist homosexuality to war and torture. 2012 Church Times 23 Nov. 40/2 Sadly, most Christians are just as addicted to consumerism as our neighbours. We disguise it, and even spiritualise it, but our excuses for not taking creation more seriously are not really theological. c. transitive. To imbue (something) with a spiritual aspect or quality in terms of appearance; esp. to give a refined or sensitive character to (a person's face or features) (cf. spiritual adj. 7a). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > immaterial [verb (transitive)] > render immaterial > spiritualize > in appearance spiritualize1847 1847 T. S. King in S. C. Edgarton Rose of Sharon 27 The face of Jesus, refined by love, spiritualized by holy sorrow. 1889 J. J. Hissey Tour in Phaeton 101 The softened light spiritualises the landscape. 1962 A. Huxley Island i. 9 Will saw his mother, pale like a cameo, her face spiritualized by accepted suffering. ΚΠ 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 126v If Chappels founded by Lay men were not approved of by the Diocesan, and as they terme it, spiritualized, they are not accounted Benefices. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > impart vital principle [verb (intransitive)] spiritualize1713 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. i. 4 A Mass of Air, of subtile penetrating Matter, fit..to excite, animate, and spiritualize; and in short, to be the very Soul of this lower World. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1593 |
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