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canonize

verb
/ˈkænənaɪz/UK/ˈkænəˌnaɪz/US

Etymology

From Late Middle English canonizen (“to declare as a saint; to appoint to an ecclesiastical office”), from Old French canonisier (modern French canoniser (“to canonize”)), or from its etymon Medieval Latin, Late Latin canōnizāre, the present active infinitive of Latin canōnizō (“to recognize as a saint, canonize; to declare as authoritative or official”), from Latin canōn (“measuring line; (figurative) precept, rule, canon; authorized catalogue”) + -izō (suffix forming verbs). The English word is analysable as canon (“general principle, rule; authoritative group of works; catalogue of saints canonized in the Roman Catholic Church”) + -ize.

  1. derived from canōn — “measuring line; (figurative) precept, rule, canon; authorized catalogue”
  2. derived from canōnizō — “to recognize as a saint, canonize; to declare as authoritative or official”
  3. derived from canōnizāre
  4. derived from canonisier
  5. inherited from canonizen — “to declare as a saint; to appoint to an ecclesiastical office”

Definitions

  1. To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

    • Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.
    • Wée maye woorſhippe neyther the Virgine Marie, neyther the Apoſtles, neyther any Saincte, neyther make holy dayes, or Temples for them, muche leſſe Canonize them, which comprehendeth all theſe.
    • In heaven, are the ſowls of men departed in the popiſh fayth, and delivered from purgatorie: ſome of which, the Pope canonizeth for Saincts, whom the people on earth are religiouſly to honour and pray unto, as their mediators with God.

  2. To regard as a saint

    To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.

    • She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A ſpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whoſe preſent courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, [...]

  3. To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.

    • Not all psalms that claim Davidic authorship were included in the canon, but those that were canonized frequently had this association.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are…

      To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.

      • To these errors the Middle Ages contributed not a little by canonizing all the ancient authorities so that when modern historical criticism came into vogue the reaction against authority went too far and skepticism overleaped the mark.
      • [I]n canonizing horror films and ranking serial killers among the entertainment elite, have we made the perilous environment that lies just beyond the coursing marquee lights and pale glow of the video monitor an even more dangerous space?

    2. Especially of a church

      Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.

      • He ſhews, the Legate's Drift was to Canonize all the Abuſes of the Court of Rome: ſo they never ſuffer'd them to be treated of freely, but managed them like the Compounding of a Law-Suit: [...]

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Derived

canonisable, canonizable, canonised, canonized, canoniser, canonizer, canonising, canonizing, decanonize, noncanonised, noncanonized, recanonize, uncanonised, uncanonized, uncanonise, uncanonize

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for canonize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA