spiritualized
Given spiritual essence
Spiritualized means transformed to have spiritual rather than material significance, or given a spiritual interpretation.
Religious traditions spiritualize physical rituals—baptism becomes rebirth, bread becomes body.
The word often describes elevating something earthly toward the divine or abstract: The poet spiritualized ordinary domestic life.
It can also mean refined or purified in character.
Made sacred through blessing
- cleansedFreed from dirt
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
redeemed · holy · sacred · chaste · untainted · unblemished · immaculate · purged
Return to consciousness
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- illuminationProvision of light
- epiphanySudden profound insight
insight · meditation · zen · dharma · karma · chakra · mantra · yoga
Of the sky above
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- intangibleNot physically present
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
airy · incorporeal · unearthly · translucent · gossamer · insubstantial · immaterial · luminous
Movement to higher position
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- beatitudeSupreme spiritual happiness
rapture · ecstasy · bliss · divine union · transfiguration · glorification · exaltation · sublimation
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
piety · monasticism · asceticism · renunciation · ritual · worship · reverence · sacrament
Beyond ordinary experience
- esotericAccessible to few
- ontologicalConcerning existence's nature
- cosmologicalRelating to universe's origin/structure
- theologicalOf divine study
phenomenal · existential · dualistic · monistic · pantheistic · theosophical · gnostic · mystical
sanctified
Made sacred through blessing
- cleansedFreed from dirt
- absolvedFreed from guilt
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
hallowed · redeemed · holy · sacred · chaste · untainted · unblemished · immaculate · purged · expiated
awakening
Return to consciousness
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- illuminationProvision of light
epiphany · insight · meditation · zen · dharma · karma · chakra · mantra · yoga · guru
celestial
Of the sky above
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- intangibleNot physically present
- ghostlyResembling a specter
spectral · airy · incorporeal · unearthly · translucent · gossamer · insubstantial · immaterial · luminous · diaphanous
ascension
Movement to higher position
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- apotheosisPeak or deification
beatitude · rapture · ecstasy · bliss · divine union · transfiguration · glorification · exaltation · sublimation · elevation
prayer
Address to deity
- meditationFocused attention practice
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
devotion · piety · monasticism · asceticism · renunciation · ritual · worship · reverence · sacrament · liturgy
transcendental
Beyond ordinary experience
- esotericAccessible to few
- ontologicalConcerning existence's nature
- cosmologicalRelating to universe's origin/structure
theological · phenomenal · existential · dualistic · monistic · pantheistic · theosophical · gnostic · mystical · numinous
spiritualizedmaterialized
Became physically present
corporeal · physicalized · embodied · earthbound · grounded
spiritualizedprofaned
Violated sanctity of
secularized · desecrated · debased · defiled · unhallowed
spiritualizedvulgarized
Made crude or common
coarsened · brutalized · degraded · debased · cheapened