spiritualizes
Gives divine meaning
Spiritualizes means to give something a spiritual character or interpretation.
Religious thinkers spiritualize physical experiences, finding divine meaning in ordinary events.
The term often describes reframing earthly or material concerns in transcendent terms: She spiritualizes her daily routine, treating each task as a form of meditation.
Sometimes used critically to suggest ignoring practical realities in favor of abstract meaning.
Innermost animating essence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- chakrasBody's spiritual focal points
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
mantra · occult · esoteric · supernatural · mysticism · shamanism · alchemy · cosmology
Raises in position
- upliftsRaises emotionally or physically
- ennoblesConfers dignity upon
- refinesMakes purer or better
- transmutesChanges in nature
purifies · illuminates · awakens · deepens · enriches · infuses · imbues · transfigures
Movement to higher position
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
- salvationDeliverance from harm
liberation · satori · enlightenment · redemption · sanctification · sublimation · purification · beatification
Makes sacred or holy
- consecratesMakes ritually holy
- hallowsMakes holy or reveres
- blessesConsecrates or sanctifies
- anointsApplies consecrating oil
devotion · prayer · worship · ritual · sacred · sacrament · reverence · piety
Study of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
- idealismBelief in noble principles
dualism · monism · pantheism · teleology · metaphysics · contemplation · introspection · meaning-making
soul
Innermost animating essence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- chakrasBody's spiritual focal points
aura · mantra · occult · esoteric · supernatural · mysticism · shamanism · alchemy · cosmology · divination
elevates
Raises in position
transmutes · purifies · illuminates · awakens · deepens · enriches · infuses · imbues · transfigures · sublimes
ascension
Movement to higher position
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
salvation · liberation · satori · enlightenment · redemption · sanctification · sublimation · purification · beatification · communion
sanctifies
Makes sacred or holy
- consecratesMakes ritually holy
- hallowsMakes holy or reveres
- blessesConsecrates or sanctifies
anoints · devotion · prayer · worship · ritual · sacred · sacrament · reverence · piety · faith
ontology
Study of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- phenomenologyStudy of subjective experience
idealism · dualism · monism · pantheism · teleology · metaphysics · contemplation · introspection · meaning-making · essence
spiritualizesprofanes
Treats irreverently
desecrates · secularizes · defiles · blasphemes · pollutes
spiritualizesmaterializes
Becomes physically present
physicalizes · secularizes · concretizes · reifies · commodifies
spiritualizesdebases
Reduces in value
degrades · coarsens · vulgarizes · cheapens · brutalizes
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