About The Word Canonize
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Canonize
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What's The Definition Of Canonize?
[v] add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death"
[v] in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" [v] treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" Synonyms | Synonyms for Canonize: canonise | canonise | saint Related Terms | Find terms related to Canonize: aggrandize | apotheose | apotheosize | beatify | bless | cleanse | consecrate | crown | dedicate | deify | devote | elevate | ennoble | enshrine | enthrone | exalt | frock | glamorize | glorify | hallow | immortalize | lionize | magnify | make legendary | ordain | purify | raise | saint | sanctify | set apart | set up | throne | uplift See Also | add | adjudge | declare | exalt | extol | glorify | hold | laud | proclaim Canonize In Webster's Dictionary \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canonized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Canonizing}.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L.
canon.. See {Canon}.]
1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in
the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was
canonized.
2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
Fame in time to come canonize us. --Shak.
2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
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