canonize

3 definitions found

canonize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Canonize \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Canonizing.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L.
     canon.. See Canon.]
     1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in
        the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was
        canonized.
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     2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
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              Fame in time to come canonize us.     --Shak.
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     2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
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canonize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  canonize
      v 1: declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown
           to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
           [syn: canonize, canonise, saint]
      2: treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" [syn:
         canonize, canonise]

canonize - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "canonize":
     aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bless, cleanse,
     consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble,
     enshrine, enthrone, exalt, frock, glamorize, glorify, hallow,
     immortalize, lionize, magnify, make legendary, ordain, purify,
     raise, saint, sanctify, set apart, set up, throne, uplift