| 单词 | canonize |
| 释义 | canonize (once / 5407 pages) v When you canonize a person, you put him on a pedestal — in other words, you think he's so wonderful that he can do no wrong. You might canonize your grandmother after she dies, choosing to remember her as a saint who never raised her voice and was kind to everyone. When the Roman Catholic Church canonizes someone, it has a slightly different meaning. The Church canonizes people who have performed miracles and are declared — literally — to be saints. The literal meaning is "place in the canon of saints," and it comes from the Latin canon, "church rule." WORD FAMILYcanonize: canonization, canonized, canonizes, canonizing+/canon: canonic, canonical, canonise, canonist, canonize, canons/canonical: canonically/canonisation: canonisations/canonise: canonisation, canonised, canonises, canonising/canonist: canonists/canonization: canonizations USAGE EXAMPLESMother Teresa was canonized 19 years after her death, remarkably fast for modern times. New York Times(Sep 03, 2016) Today, we hail a modern hero of a woman, whose ingenuity and resourcefulness should be canonized among us mortals. Time(Dec 12, 2016) He cited an apostolic letter written in 1994 by Pope John Paul II, who has since been canonized as a saint. New York Times(Nov 01, 2016) 1v declare (a dead person) to be a saint After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized Syn|Hyper canonise, saint adjudge, declare, hold declare to be 2v treat as a sacred person He canonizes women Syn|Hyper canonise exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim praise, glorify, or honor |
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