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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkænənaɪz/

Definition 1:
• To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
Example: Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: saint
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: uncanonize
Labels: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism, British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

Definition 2:
• To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, figuratively, transitive

Definition 3:
• To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: uncanonize
Labels: Christianity, British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

Definition 4:
• To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
Labels: British, English, Oxford, US, broadly, transitive

Definition 5:
• Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: uncanonize
Labels: Christianity, British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canonize