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1. Give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
   - spiritualize
    
2. Purify from the corrupting influences of the world
   "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualised"
   - spiritualize
    
3. Elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
   - transfigure, glorify, spiritualize

Derived forms: spiritualised, spiritualises, spiritualising

See also: spiritualisation [Brit]

Type of: alter, change, construe, interpret, modify, purge, purify, sanctify, see