Canonize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canonize \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.


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     2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
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              Fame in time to come canonize us.     --Shak.
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     2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  canonize
       v 1: 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" [syn: {canonise}, {saint}]
       2: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn: {canonise}]
       3: add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was
          canonized not long after his death" [syn: {canonise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "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