canonize

[ kan-uh-nahyz ]

/ ˈkæn əˌnaɪz /

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verb (used with object), can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing.

Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.

to glorify.

to make canonical; place or include within a canon, especially of scriptural works: They canonized the Song of Solomon after much controversy.

to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel.

to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically.

Archaic. to deify.

Also especially British, can·on·ise .

Origin of canonize

1350–1400; Middle English. See canon¹, -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM canonize

can·on·i·za·tion, nouncan·on·iz·er, nounsu·per·can·on·i·za·tion, nounun·can·on·i·za·tion, noun

un·can·on·ize, verb (used with object), un·can·on·ized, un·can·on·iz·ing.

Words nearby canonize

canonicate, canonicity, Canonicus, canonist, canonization, canonize, canon law, canonry, Canonsburg, canonship, canons regular

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Example sentences from the Web for canonize

The general council of Christians alone has the authority to canonize anyone or to order anyone to be adored as a saint.
A Source Book for Mediaeval History|Oliver J. Thatcher
You will still be Saint Hilda, whatever church may canonize you.
The Marble Faun, Volume II.|Nathaniel Hawthorne
But this could hardly be, for the king would not canonize himself, and it is he who will name them when founding them.
The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr|Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon
Those who thus try to canonize Burns are no true friends to his memory.
Robert Burns|Principal Shairp.

The Democracy, through all its organs, hastened to canonize him as one of the saints of its calendar.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier

British Dictionary definitions for canonize

canonize

canonise

/ (ˈkænəˌnaɪz) /

verb (tr)

RC Church to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints

to regard as holy or as a saint

to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid

Derived forms of canonize

canonization or canonisation, noun

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单词	canonize
释义	canonize [ kan-uh-nahyz ] / ˈkæn əˌnaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR canonize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing. Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints. to glorify. to make canonical; place or include within a canon, especially of scriptural works: They canonized the Song of Solomon after much controversy. to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel. to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically. Archaic. to deify. Also especially British, can·on·ise . Origin of canonize 1350–1400; Middle English. See canon¹, -ize OTHER WORDS FROM canonize can·on·i·za·tion, nouncan·on·iz·er, nounsu·per·can·on·i·za·tion, nounun·can·on·i·za·tion, noun un·can·on·ize, verb (used with object), un·can·on·ized, un·can·on·iz·ing. Words nearby canonize canonicate, canonicity, Canonicus, canonist, canonization, canonize, canon law, canonry, Canonsburg, canonship, canons regular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canonize The general council of Christians alone has the authority to canonize anyone or to order anyone to be adored as a saint. A Source Book for Mediaeval History\|Oliver J. Thatcher You will still be Saint Hilda, whatever church may canonize you. The Marble Faun, Volume II.\|Nathaniel Hawthorne But this could hardly be, for the king would not canonize himself, and it is he who will name them when founding them. The Correspondence of Madame, Princess Palatine, Mother of the Regent; of Marie-Adlade de Savoie, Duchesse de Bourgogne; and of Madame de Maintenon, in Relation to Saint-Cyr\|Charlotte-Elisabeth, duchesse d Orlans; Marie Adelaide, of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy; and Madame de Maintenon Those who thus try to canonize Burns are no true friends to his memory. Robert Burns\|Principal Shairp. The Democracy, through all its organs, hastened to canonize him as one of the saints of its calendar. The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)\|John Greenleaf Whittier British Dictionary definitions for canonize canonize canonise / (ˈkænəˌnaɪz) / verb (tr) RC Church to declare (a person) to be a saint and thus admit to the canon of saints to regard as holy or as a saint to sanction by canon law; pronounce valid Derived forms of canonize canonization or canonisation, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to canonize consecrate, beatify, glorify, love, apotheosize, deify, dedicate, bless, saint, worship, idolatrize, put on a pedestal
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canonize

verb (used with object), can·on·ized, can·on·iz·ing.

Origin of canonize

OTHER WORDS FROM canonize

Words nearby canonize

Example sentences from the Web for canonize

British Dictionary definitions for canonize

canonise

verb (tr)

Derived forms of canonize

Words related to canonize