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canonize definition

can·on·ize (kan′ən īz′)

transitive verb canonized -·ized′, canonizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to declare (a deceased person) a saint in formal church procedure
  2. to glorify
  3. to put in the Biblical canon
  4. to give church sanction or authorization to

Etymology: ME canonizen < LL(Ec) canonizare: see canon + -ize

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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