Definition for SPIR'IT-U-AL-IZE

SPIR'IT-U-AL-IZE, v.i. [Fr. spiritualiser, to extract spirit from mixed bodies.]

  1. To refine the intellect; to purify from the feculences of the world; as, to spiritualize the soul. Hammond.
  2. In chimistry, to extract spirit from natural bodies.
  3. To convert to a spiritual meaning.

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