canonized

Describes someone or something that has been officially declared a saint by the Church, or metaphorically, something that has been formally accepted as part of an established canon or standard.

• 🇵🇹Descreve alguém ou algo que foi oficialmente declarado santo pela Igreja, ou, em sentido figurado, algo que foi formalmente aceito como parte de um cânone ou padrão estabelecido.

1. Accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing C1 formal

   Given official or widely accepted status as being of the highest importance, authority, or sanctity.

   • These texts are considered canonized within the field of literary criticism.
   • His theories have become canonized in modern psychology.
   • The film is a canonized classic of world cinema.

   🇵🇹Canonizado

   Sinônimos: canonicalconsecratedhallowedsanctified

   Antônimos: debasedprofanedunhallowedunsanctified

• more canonized comparative form
• most canonized superlative form

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.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para designar o ato oficial de declarar alguém santo pela Igreja Católica Romana ou, em sentido mais amplo, reconhecer algo ou alguém como tendo grande importância ou autoridade.

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.

   🇵🇹Canonizar

   Sinônimos: saint

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Tratar como sagrado

   Sinônimos: consecrateenshrinehallowreveresanctifyvenerate

   Antônimos: desecrateprofanevilify

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