canonise

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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"