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canonize

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Verb (transitive)
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can=on=ize

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb canonize has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

canonizev. t. [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L. canon.. See Canon.].
  •  To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.  [1913 Webster]
  •  To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.  [1913 Webster]
    "Fame in time to come canonize us."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

canonize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 a declare officially to be a saint, usu. with a ceremony. b regard as a saint.
2 admit to the canon of Scripture.
3 sanction by Church authority.

Derivative
canonization n.
Etymology
ME f. med.L canonizare: see CANON

THESAURUS

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

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Idolatry

VB worship idols, worship pictures, worship relics, deify, canonize.

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