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canonize

/ˈkænənaɪz/

Translations

canonizeverb

canonized

Past Simple

canonized

Past Participle

canonizing

Gerund

/ˈkænənaɪz/

The church decided to canonize the saint after years of deliberation.

Церковь решила канонизировать святого после многолетних обсуждений.

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Synonyms

canonizeverb

To officially declare a deceased person as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

The Pope decided to canonize the revered nun after years of investigation into her life and miracles.

To regard or treat someone or something as being above reproach or of great significance.

The community tends to canonize local heroes, often overlooking their flaws.

To include (a work, author, or figure) within an accepted or authoritative canon, especially of literature, art, or ideas.

The academic conference did much to canonize the novelist as a central figure in post-war literature.