spiritualization

noun

The act of spiritualizing.

Similar
spiritualisation
OriginEnglish spiritual ← Middle English spiritual ← Old French spiritue →
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Meanings

nounspiritualization (countable and uncountable, plural spiritualizations)

plural spiritualizations · alternative spiritualisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act of spiritualizing.
  2. countableuncountableThe state of being spiritualized.

    On some occasions, spiritualization is indelibly connected to mind, and is seen to be “the progress of consciousness.”

    2012, Zachary Simpson, Life as Art

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content

Similar
spiritualisation
Broader
change of state

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Late Latinspīrituālis
  7. Old Frenchspiritue
  8. Middle Englishspiritual
  9. Englishspiritual
  10. Englishspiritualization

From spiritual + -ization.

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Cite this entry
APA

spiritualization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritualization

MLA

“spiritualization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritualization. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritualization,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritualization.

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