canonize
1 antonym for canonize — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To officially declare that a dead person is a saint.
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1. verb
To officially declare that a dead person is a saint.
“Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.”
canonise
saint
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Etymology
From Late Middle English canonizen (“to declare as a saint; to appoint to an ecclesiastical office”), from Old French canonisier (modern French canoniser (“to canonize”)), or from its etymon Medieval Latin, Late Latin canōnizāre, the present active infinitive of Latin canōnizō (“to recognize as a saint, canonize; to de...
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