canonize
verb (used with object)
to place in the canon of saints.
canonized
Example Sentences
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The show’s new profiles include the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint: Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006 and was canonized in September by Pope Leo XIV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
As Britpop began to cohere into a recognizable genre and vision, Suede was canonized as its originators, only to be largely eclipsed as bands like Blur and Oasis came to define the movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Catholic school nuns practically canonized John F. Kennedy, never ceasing to remind us students that he was the first Catholic President.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2024
The first four caliphs committed to writing a canonized Quran and helped interpret and articulate the religious law.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mamita, furious at hearing her husband canonized at her expense, took her revenge.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
