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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'acte officiel de déclarer une personne décédée sainte dans l'Église catholique romaine, ou plus généralement pour reconnaître à quelqu'un ou quelque chose une grande importance ou autorité.

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.

   🇫🇷canoniser

   Synonymes: saint

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Traiter comme sacré

   Synonymes: consecrateenshrinehallowreveresanctifyvenerate

   Antonymes: desecrateprofanevilify

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