canonization
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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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canonize or canonise (ˈkænəˌnaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
canonization
late 14c., from L. canonizationem, noun of action from canonizare "to canonize," from Gk. kanon "rule" (see canon).
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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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
canonization definition
Official enrollment of a dead person as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Example sentences
Discusses the concept of sainthood and the canonization process.
We hoped by this to achieve for her a kind of canonization.
The process of canonization, the officials say, is long and arduous and can only be carried out by the church.
No writer in his right mind would have wanted canonization to depend on us.
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