English > canonize: 2 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | declare (a dead person) to be a saint. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Example | "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized" |
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| Synonyms | canonise, saint |
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| Category | religion, faith, organized religion | An institution to express belief in a divine power |
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| Broader | declare, adjudge, hold | declare to be |
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| Spanish | beatificar, canonizar |
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| Catalan | beatificar, canonitzar, santificar |
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| Nouns | canon | a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church |
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| canonization | (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints |
