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canonise

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Verb1.canonise - treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
canonize
exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
2.canonise - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
canonize, saint
organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
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Pope Benedict XVI is on Sunday to canonise five new saints, including a man who dedicated his life to lepers in Hawaii and another considered one of the greatest mystics of the 20th century.
Pope to canonise 'lepers' apostle' and four others by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Rudd will also meet Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and press Pope Benedict XVI to canonise an Australian nun during his five-day trip, as well as attending the MEF meeting on July 9.
Australian PM pressures Malaysia on people-smuggling by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
1999: The Pope waived a Papal law that required a five-year waiting period before making someone a saint then started proceedings to canonise Mother Teresa.
On this day by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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