canonize

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

   Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.

2. verb To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
3. verb To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
4. verb To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
5. verb Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.

Similar words

saint beatify recanonize canonise consecrate besaint catholicize sanctify sacramentalize sacredize

Often followed by

the him a them her it their his this

Word family

canonization canonizations canonized canonizes canonizing