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Webster 1913 Edition
Canonize
Can′on-ize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Canonized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Canonizing
.] 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.