canonize

A verb used to indicate the act of officially declaring a deceased person a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, or more generally, to treat someone or something as being of great significance or authority.

• 🌐فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على إعلان الكنيسة رسميًا قداسة شخص ميت وإدراجه في عداد القديسين، أو على الاعتراف بوجه عام بأن شخصًا أو شيئًا ذا مكانة كبيرة أو سلطة مرجعية.

1. Declare a saint B2 formal

   To officially declare a deceased person to be a saint in the Christian church.

   • The Pope will canonize the nun next year.
   • Many martyrs were canonized centuries after their death.
   • The process to canonize a person involves a thorough investigation.

   🌐إعلان القداسة

   المرادفات: saint

   الأضداد: profaneunhallow

2. Treat as sacred C1 formal

   To regard someone or something with great respect and reverence, as if they were sacred.

   • Fans often canonize their favorite celebrities.
   • The author was canonized by literary critics after his death.
   • We should not canonize historical figures without considering their flaws.

   🌐التقديس والتعظيم

   المرادفات: consecrateenshrinehallowreveresanctifyvenerate

   الأضداد: desecrateprofanevilify

• canonized past participle
• canonized past simple
• canonizing present participle
• canonizes third person singular