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Webster 1913 Edition


Canonize

Can′on-ize

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Canonized
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Canonizing
.]
[F.
canoniser
or LL.
canonizare
, fr. L.
canon
.. See
Canon
.]
1.
(Eccl.)
To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints;
as, Thomas a Becket was
canonized
.
2.
To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
Fame in time to come
canonize
us.
Shakespeare
2.
To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Canonize

CANONIZE

,
Verb.
T.
[from canon.] To declare a man a saint and rank him in the catalogue, called a canon.

Definition 2024


canonize

canonize

English

Alternative forms

Verb

canonize (third-person singular simple present canonizes, present participle canonizing, simple past and past participle canonized) (US, Oxford British English)

  1. (transitive) To establish as a formal, standard rule.
  2. (transitive) To declare (a person) as a saint.
    Thomas Becket was canonized.
  3. (transitive) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honour.
    • Shakespeare
      Fame in time to come canonize us.

Translations


Portuguese

Verb

canonize

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of canonizar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of canonizar
  3. third-person singular imperative of canonizar