canonize

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Synonyms: caponize, canonise, cantonize, canonic, agonize, canonized, canalize, colonize, carbonize, canonist, adonize

Antonyms: caponize, canonise, cantonize, canonic, agonize, canonized, canalize, colonize, carbonize, canonist, adonize

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|Roman Catholicism}} To [[declare]] (a [[deceased#Adjective|deceased]] [[person]]) as a [[saint#Noun|saint]], and [[enter]] them into the [[canon]] of saints.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} To [[regard]] as a saint; to [[glorify]], to [[exalt]] to the [[high#Adjective|highest]] [[honour#Noun|honour]].
3. {{lb|en|Christianity}} To [[formally]] [[declare]] (a [[piece#Noun|piece]] of [[religious]] [[writing#Noun|writing]]) to be [[part#Noun|part]] of the [[biblical]] canon.
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} To regard (an [[artistic]] or [[written#Adjective|written]] [[work#Noun|work]] or its creator) as one of a [[group#Noun|group]] that are [[representative#Adjective|representative]] of a [[particular#Adjective|particular]] [[field#Noun|field]].
5. {{lb|en|chiefly|Christianity}} Especially of a [[church#Noun|church]]: to [[give#Verb|give]] [[official#Adjective|official]] [[approval]] to; to [[authorize]], to [[sanction#Verb|sanction]].

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