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canonize

ca·no·nize

UK/ˈkænənaɪz/ US/ˈkænəˌnaɪz/ uncommon british us

verb

1.

in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint

  • “After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”
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2.

treat as a sacred person

  • “He canonizes women”
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3.

add in the canon or calendar of the saints

  • “He was canonized not long after his death”
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Origin

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 declare as authoritative or official”), from Latin canōn (“measuring line; (figurative) precept, rule, canon; authorized catalogue”) + -izō (suffix forming verbs). The English word is analysable as canon (“general principle, rule; authoritative group of works; catalogue of saints canonized in the Roman Catholic Church”) + -ize.

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