VERB | communication | canonise, canonize | treat as a sacred person |
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communication | canonise, canonize, saint | declare (a dead person) to be a saint |
Meaning | treat as a sacred person. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | canonize | |
Broader | laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim | praise, glorify, or honor |
Meaning | declare (a dead person) to be a saint. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | canonize, saint | |
Category | religion, faith, organized religion | An institution to express belief in a divine power |
Broader | declare, adjudge, hold | declare to be |
Spanish | beatificar, canonizar | |
Catalan | beatificar, canonitzar, santificar | |
Nouns | canon | a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church |
canonisation | (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints |
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