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canonized

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can·on·ize  (kn-nz)
tr.v. can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing, can·on·iz·es
1. To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such.
2. To include in the biblical canon.
3. To include in a literary canon.
4. To approve as being within canon law.
5. To treat as sacred; glorify.
canon·i·zation (--zshn) n.
canon·izer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.canonized - accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
canonised, glorified
authorised, authorized - endowed with authority


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Had you descended from the Pequod's try-works to the Pequod's forecastle, where the off duty watch were sleeping, for one single moment you would have almost thought you were standing in some illuminated shrine of canonized kings and counsellors.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
"Louis XVI was executed because they said he was dishonorable and a criminal," came into Pierre's head, "and from their point of view they were right, as were those too who canonized him and died a martyr's death for his sake.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
By her law none may be canonized until he hath lain dead four generations.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
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