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...
- 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...
- The canonization of the Romanovs (also called "glorification" in the Eastern Orthodox Church) was the elevation to sainthood of the last imperial family...
- 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...
- list of the saints canonized in the 21st century (2001–2100) These saints have received recognition as saint (through canonization) by the following popes...
- miracles prior to his death from leukemia at the age of fifteen. His canonization is set to take place on 7 September 2025. Carlo Acutis was born in London...
- Through an equivalent canonization or equipollent canonization (Latin: equipollens canonizatio) a pope can choose to relinquish the judicial processes...