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   canonize

   /ˈkanənʌɪz/

   verb

   • 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" Similar beatifydeclare to be a saint
   • ▪ treat or regard as being above reproach or of great significance: "he has been canonized by his fans" Similar glorifyacclaimregard as sacreddeifyidolizeapotheosizeenshrine
   • 2. place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works: "they have become cult classics, canonized in American literature by many critics"
   • 3. sanction by Church authority.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin canonizare ‘admit as authoritative’ (in medieval Latin ‘admit to the list of recognized saints’), from Latin canon (see canon1).

   Scrabble Points: 19

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