canonize
verb
1 canonize
Declare (a dead person) to be a saint:
— After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized.
Roget 991: worship idols, worship pictures, worship relics; deify, canonize.
2 canonize
Treat as a sacred person:
— He canonizes women.
synonym: canonise.
Moby thesaurus: aggrandize, apotheose, apotheosize, beatify, bless, cleanse, consecrate, crown, dedicate, deify, devote, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, exalt, frock, glamorize, glorify, hallow ... show more.
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