Definition of Canonize. Meaning of Canonize. Synonyms of Canonize

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Definition of Canonize

Canonize
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.] 1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized. 2. 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.]

Meaning of Canonize from wikipedia

- Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring...
- "The Canonization" is a poem by English metaphysical poet John Donne. First published in 1633, the poem is viewed as exemplifying Donne's wit and irony...
- up canonization in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Canonization is the process of declaring saints. Canonization may also refer to: Canonization of scripture...
- veneration, is conferred on some denominational saints through the process of canonization in the Catholic Church or glorification in the Eastern Orthodox Church...
- The canonization of the Romanovs (also called "glorification" in the Eastern Orthodox Church) was the elevation to sainthood of the last imperial family...
- This article is a list of saints by the pope who canonized them. Although popes have been canonizing saints since at least 993 and have claimed sole authority...
- In graph theory, a branch of mathematics, graph canonization is the problem of finding a canonical form of a given graph G. A canonical form is a labeled...
- religious authorities require that a person undergo a formal process of canonization to be recognized as a saint, such as the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox...
- The Investiture of the Gods, also known by its Chinese names Fengshen Yanyi (Chinese: 封神演義; pinyin: Fēngshén Yǎnyì; Wade–Giles: Fêng1-shên2 Yan3-yi4; Jyutping:...
- Abbey, canonized in 1095 Andrew Zorard (c. 980 - c. 1009), monk, canonized in 1083 Benedict of Skalka (died c. 1012), monk and martyr, canonized in 1083...