Crossword clues for canonized
canonized
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Canonize \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Canonizing.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L. canon.. See Canon.]
(Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
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To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
Fame in time to come canonize us.
--Shak.2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
Wiktionary
1 Made part of the canon, made official. 2 In the Roman Catholic Church, officially declared a saint. v
(en-past of: canonize)
WordNet
Usage examples of "canonized".
As for me, I don't know if he loved me when he canonized me, because I haven't yet written the part of the story in which I get canonized.
Divine favor was confirmed in 1297 when, a bare quarter-century after his death, France’s twice-crusading King, Louis IX, was canonized as a saint.
Afterward he was canonized, but the process was nullified by Pope Gregory XI at the requesf of the younger Jean de Montfort, who feared that as conqueror of a saint he would be regarded by the Bretons as a usurper.
Pierre de Luxem burg was ultimately beatified but not canonized in 1527.
John of Pomuk was subsequently canonized as a martyr and made the patron saint of all bridges.
As for me, I don’t know if he loved me when he canonized me, because I haven’t yet written the part of the story in which I get canonized.