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Word: Canonize
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English: from late Latin canonizare ‘admit as authoritative’ (in medieval Latin ‘admit to the list of recognized saints’), from Latin canon (see canon)
ˈkanənʌɪz
(in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint
Short Definition:sanctify
Examples:- he was the last English saint to be canonized prior to the Reformation
place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works
Short Definition:place in iterary or artistic canon
Examples:- they have become cult classics, canonized in American literature by many critics
- Warhol is now canonized as one of the most important artists of the twentieth century
- ignoring canonized literary texts leaves these students at a disadvantage
sanction by Church authority.
Short Definition:sanction
- canonise
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