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canonize

[ kan-uh-nahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing.

Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints. Compare beatify ( def 2 ).
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.

canonize

/ ˈkænəˌnaɪz /

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

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; canon ¹( def ) + -ize ( def )

According to this text, Petros, a noblewoman later canonized as a saint, married a general and became pregnant three times.

It was he who prevailed upon the Pope to canonize Archbishop Anselm.

Not satisfied with three Gods, they must canonize and deify men and make saints and demi-gods.

Annyway, I'll give um full absolution, so that death can't hurt um sariously, an' I'll canonize him as a martyr.

We were almost ready, in our thankfulness and joy, to canonize the ship and crew, and cut her up into snuffboxes and toothpicks.

But this could hardly be, for the king would not canonize himself, and it is he who will name them when founding them.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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