canonization verb

can·on·ize

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Definitions

verb with object canonization Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints. 1
verb with object canonization to glorify. 1
verb with object canonization 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 canonization to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel. 1
verb with object canonization to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically. 1
verb with object canonization Archaic. to deify. 1

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