canonize
verb (used with object)
to place in the canon of saints.
have canonized
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present perfectof canonize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The have worshiped their destroyers—they have canonized the most gigantic liars, and buried the great thieves in marble and gold.
From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. by Robert Green Ingersoll
A certain cousin--feminine--had been a member of the party, and she alone would have canonized the day.
From A Hero of Romance by Richard Marsh
He was buried in Galabat in 1888, and his men have canonized him as a saint.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate
Paganini, as pope, would have canonized Stradivarius, the maker of those wonderful violins, which the great artist plays so admirably.
From A Cardinal Sin by Eugène Sue
"Ah, now I know why the Dutch have canonized storks!"
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Karl Anderson
