ALL meanings of canonize
can·on·ize
C c - verb canonize If a dead person is canonized, it is officially announced by the Catholic Church that he or she is a saint. 3
- verb canonize to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints 3
- verb canonize to regard as holy or as a saint 3
- verb canonize to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid 3
- verb transitive canonize to declare (a deceased person) a saint in formal church procedure 3
- verb transitive canonize to glorify 3
- verb transitive canonize to put in the Biblical canon 3
- verb transitive canonize to give church sanction or authorization to 3
- verb with object canonize to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically. 1
- verb with object canonize Archaic. to deify. 1
- noun canonize (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint. 1
- transitive verb canonize declare sb a saint 1
- transitive verb canonize treat sb, sth with reverence 1
- verb with object canonize Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints. 1
- verb with object canonize to glorify. 1
- verb with object canonize to make canonical; place or include within a canon, especially of scriptural works: They canonized the Song of Solomon after much controversy. 1
- verb with object canonize to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel. 1
- verb canonize (Transitive Verb) To establish as a formal, standard rule. 0
- verb canonize (Transitive Verb) To declare (a person) as a saint. 0
- verb canonize (Transitive Verb) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honour. 0