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canonize

[ kan-uh-nahyz ]

verb (used with object)

canonized, canonizing.
  1. Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints. Compare beatify ( def 2 ).
  2. to glorify.
  3. to make canonical; place or include within a canon, especially of scriptural works:

    They canonized the Song of Solomon after much controversy.

  4. to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy:

    They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel.

  5. to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically.
  6. Archaic. to deify.


canonize

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verb

  1. RC Church to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints
  2. to regard as holy or as a saint
  3. to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of canonize1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; canon 1( def ) + -ize ( def )
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As we posthumously canonize David Lynch, it might be tempting to assume he came out of the womb the supremely confident, eccentric auteur the world became enthralled by in the 1980s and ’90s.

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Fascists believe you have to destroy to create, and Jan. 6 has already been canonized because of its violence as a foundational moment of the New Era of Trumpism.

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Catholic school nuns practically canonized John F. Kennedy, never ceasing to remind us students that he was the first Catholic President.

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The Republican freak show has gathered in Milwaukee this week to canonize and coronate Donald Trump, fresh off his felony conviction and a recent assassination attempt.

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“It’s a gift of God that Pope Francis — an Argentine pope, a Jesuit pope — can canonize her,†he said.

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