canonise
əˌnaɪz verb (used with object), can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing.
1.
Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.
2.
to glorify.
3.
4.
to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel.
5.
to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | RC Church to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints |
| 2. | to regard as holy or as a saint |
| 3. | to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid |
| canonise or canonise | |
| —vb | |
| canoni'zation or canonise | |
| —n | |
| canoni'sation or canonise | |
| —n | |
| canonize or canonise (ˈkænəˌnaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | RC Church to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints |
| 2. | to regard as holy or as a saint |
| 3. | to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid |
| canonise or canonise | |
| —vb | |
| canoni'zation or canonise | |
| —n | |
| canoni'sation or canonise | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
canonize
late 14c., "to place in the canon or calendar of saints," from M.L. canonizare, from Gk. kanon "rule" (see canon). Related: Canonized (late 14c.).
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