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canonize
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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.

canonize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised RC Church to declare (a dead person) to be a saint
canonization
-isation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.canonize - declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
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"
2.canonize - treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim - praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
Translations
canonize [ˈkænənaɪz] vtcanonizar
canonize [ˈkænənaɪz] vtcanoniser
canonize [ˈkænənaɪz] vtkanonisieren, heiligsprechen
canonize [ˈkænənaɪz] vtcanonizzare


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While it is not exactly open season on cops, retroactively canonizing perpetrators who are injured or killed while attacking LAPD officers gives permission for this sort of thinking.
This compilation of essays peers at the protest artist and funky instrumentalist Fela Kuti with thoughtful inspection, canonizing the cult hero as a deity of the groove and icon of the oppressed.
Canonizing Juan Diego will furnish a second magnetic icon in Latin America's most Catholic country, 21 million of whose expatriates constitute a burgeoning force within American Catholicism.
 
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