canonize
[ kan-uh-nahyz ]
/ ˈkæn əˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing.
Ecclesiastical.
to place in the canon of saints.
to glorify.
to make canonical; place or include within a canon, especially of scriptural works: They canonized the Song of Solomon after much controversy.
to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel.
to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically.
Archaic.
to deify.
Also
especially British,
can·on·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM canonize
Words nearby canonize
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canonicus,
canonist,
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canonship,
canoodle
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British Dictionary definitions for canonization
canonize
canonise
/ (ˈkænəˌnaɪz) /
verb (tr)
RC Church
to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints
to regard as holy or as a saint
to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid
Derived forms of canonize
canonization or canonisation, nounCultural definitions for canonization
canonization
Official enrollment of a dead person as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.