Canonize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such.
  • v. To include in the biblical canon.
  • v. To include in a literary canon.
  • v. To approve as being within canon law.
  • v. To treat as sacred; glorify.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To establish as a formal, standard rule.
  • v. To declare (a person) as a saint.
  • v. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honour.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints.
  • v. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
  • v. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To enroll officially in the canon or catalogue of the saints; declare to be a saint; regard as a saint. See canonization.
  • To admit into the canon, as of Scripture.
  • To embody in canons.
  • Also spelled canonise.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. treat as a sacred person
  • v. declare (a dead person) to be a saint
  • Verb Form
    canonized    canonizes    canonizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    laud    proclaim    glorify    extol    exalt    adjudge    hold    declare   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    glorify    saint    besaint