v.
Pronunciation: ' spir-i-ch ə -w ə - ˌ l ī z, -i-ch ə - ˌ l ī z, -ich-w ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1631
1 : to make spiritual especially : to purify from the corrupting influences of the world
2 : to give a spiritual meaning to or understand in a spiritual sense
– spir · i · tu · al · i · za · tion \ ˌ spir-i-ch ə -w ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, -i-ch ə -l ə -, -ich-w ə -l ə - \ noun