canonize
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for canonize, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To officially declare that a dead person is a saint.
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canonise
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1. verb
To officially declare that a dead person is a saint.
“Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.”
canonise
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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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