单词 | spiritualizing |
释义 | spiritualizingn. The action of spiritualize v. (in various senses); esp. the action or an act of making spiritual or considering from a spiritual point of view (cf. spiritualization n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [noun] > spirituality or being incorporeal > spiritualization spiritualizinga1635 spiritualization1688 society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > criticism, interpretation > [noun] > mystical anagogy?a1425 anagoge1569 spiritualizinga1635 spiritualization?1787 a1635 R. Sibbes Glance of Heaven (1638) iv. sig. L5 The Spirit of God..rayseth..the affection of love, to be a grace of love, hee rayseth it up to love God..by spiritualizing of it, hee makes it the most excellent grace of all. 1786 Morning Herald 1 Sept. The spiritualizing of some part of the family, who were dead, is a blemish for which the patron, rather than the painter, is to be reproved. 1864 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 469 The mystic spiritualizings of an Irving. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 339 The spiritualizing tendency of modern genius, symbolical in Shelley's ‘Adonais’. 1956 A. Martin Isaiah ix. 114 God's Word must be fulfilled, and no amount of spiritualizing or allegorizing can destroy the plain intent of it. 2009 Afr. News (Nexis) 8 Dec. We ought to reflect also on the likely repercussions of our spiritualizing of the mundane and the secular. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spiritualizingadj. That spiritualizes (in various senses of spiritualize v.); esp. that makes spiritual; that imbues with a spiritual character or meaning. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] > instruction or improvement savourya1391 edificativec1410 gooda1500 edifying1526 edifiable1612 edificant1642 spiritualizing1646 edificatory1649 the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > immateriality > [adjective] > spiritual or immaterial > rendering spiritual spiritualizing1646 1646 S. Bolton Arraignm. of Errovr 232 Truth hath a heart-raising and spiritualizing property: where it comes into the heart with power, it doth raise and spiritualize a man. 1779 S. Addington Pract. Treat. Afflictions i. iv. 80 May these moments of pain and sickness..by their powerfully refining and spiritualizing influences on my soul prepare it to take part in..joys above. 1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. at Commentary A preaching, spiritualising commentary does not deserve the appellation of commentary at all. 1945 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Nov. 555/3 Eloquent words on the spiritualizing power of art. 2003 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 16 Feb. 5 She sought the effects of restricted, spiritualising light as employed by 17th-century painters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1635adj.1646 |
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