canonize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: canonize	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for canonize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
canonize v declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" Synonym(s): canonize, canonise, saint treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women" Synonym(s): canonize, canonise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Canonize \Can"onize\, v. 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. --Shak. 2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]