Defenition of the word canonize

• Defenition of the word canonize

  • in the Catholic church; declare to be a saint; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
  • add in the canon or calendar of the saints; "He was canonized not long after his death"
  • in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
  • treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
  • declare (a dead person) to be a saint
  • treat as a sacred person

Synonyms for the word canonize

• • beatify
  • bless
  • consecrate
  • saint
  • sanctify

Similar words in the canonize

• • canonize
  • canonized
  • canonizes

Hypernyms for the word canonize

• • add
  • adjudge
  • declare
  • exalt
  • extol
  • glorify
  • hold
  • laud
  • proclaim

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