Translation for "kärjistyi" to english

Kärjistyi

verb

• come to a head
• sharpen
• boil over

Translation examples

sharpen verb

Kysymys ajattelun suhteesta olemiseen, kysymys kumpi on ensisijainen: henki vai luonto, tämä kysymys, joka oli esittänyt muuten suurta osaa keskiajan skolastiikassa, kärjistyi kirkon kiusaksi kysymykseksi: onko jumala luonut maailman vai onko maailma ollut olemassa ikuisesti?
The question of the position of thinking in relation to being, a question which, by the way, had played a great part also in the scholasticism of the Middle Ages, the question: which is primary, spirit or nature — that question, in relation to the church, was sharpened into this: Did God create the world or has the world been in existence eternally?