Definition of "actualisation" [ac•tu•al•i•sa•tion]

• Alternative spelling of actualization. (noun)

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• "For Schütze, Caravaggio's originality resides in what he defines as the actualisation of the historia sacra (the sacred narrative): "The aim of Caravaggio's interpretation of the historia sacra was to transport it into modern times and illuminate it from a human perspective, to provide a visual answer, as it were, to the question of what it could mean in concrete terms for his contemporaries and their religious convictions.""
• "As for Caravaggio's tendency to actualise, an accurate analysis of his works would undoubtedly prove that the definition of "actualisation" and the mapping of its applications are much more problematic than one would expect."
• "Most of the Hugos go to people I haven't heard of for doing amazing things I have no awareness or interest in and as a form of community self-actualisation I think that that's really sweet and healthy."