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/ˈkanəˌnīz/,
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canonised, past participle; canonises, 3rd person singular present; canonised, past tense; canonized, past tense; canonizes, 3rd person singular present; canonizing, present participle; canonising, present participle; canonized, past participle;
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) Officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint
    • - he was the last English saint to be canonized prior to the Reformation
  2. Regard as being above reproach or of great significance
    • - we have canonized freedom of speech as an absolute value overriding all others
  3. Accept into the literary or artistic canon
    • - a familiar, canonized writer
  4. Sanction by Church authority

  1. declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
  2. treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"
  3. (canonized) accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
  4. (canonization) (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
  5. (The Canonization) The Canonization is a poem written by metaphysical poet John Donne. First published in 1633 (see 1633 in poetry), the poem exemplifies Donne's wit and irony . ...
  6. To establish as a formal, standard rule; To define someone as a saint
  7. (Canonized) Literature approved as part of the Holy Scripture or the biblical canon. The 66 books in the Bible are the only books that we accept as being canonized. The book of Revelation is a canonized prayer manual because it is divinely inspired and infallible. ...
  8. (Canonized) May 16, 1920 by Benedict XV
  9. (Canonization) The official declaration by the Church that a deceased Christian of attested virtue is a saint, to be honored as such, and worth of imitation by the faithful.
  10. (CANONIZATION) An official declaration by the Pope that a deceased man or woman is a saint and is in Heaven. When people have been beatified, Catholics are allowed to pray to them and venerate them. It is optional. When people have been canonized, then Catholics are required to venerate them. ...
  11. A rigorous process by which the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches pronounce that a deceased person is holy and worthy of veneration.