canonize
(verb)
verb
1. declare (a dead person) to be a saint
- After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized
Similar word(s): canonise, saint
Definition categories: communication, adjudge, declare, hold
2. treat as a sacred person
- He canonizes women
Similar word(s): canonise
Definition categories: communication, exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim
Sentences with canonize as a verb:
- Thomas a Becket was canonized.