canonized
/ˈkænəˌnaɪzd/
verb
- Past tense of canonize: to officially declare someone a saint.
- They canonized her after verifying two miracles.
- The church canonized three martyrs last year.
- The pope canonized the nun in a public ceremony.
- Past tense of canonize: to treat someone or something as perfect or extremely important.
- The school canonized its founder as a model of virtue.
- Historians have canonized that general as a hero.
- Fans have canonized the band's early albums.
adjective
- Officially declared a saint by the Catholic Church.
- Only a few people become canonized after a long investigation.
- Saint Francis is one of the most famous canonized saints.
- The canonized bishop is celebrated every year on his feast day.
- Accepted as being of the highest standard or importance, often in an exaggerated way.
- Some canonized figures in history are now being reexamined.
- The director's early films have become canonized by critics.
- That novel is a canonized work of American literature.
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