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Canonized
To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
📖 Definitions of "Canonized"
verb
- 1
To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
"Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173."
- 2
To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
- 3
To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
- 4
(by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work) as one of a group of works representative of a particular field.
adjective
- 1
Made part of the canon; made official.
- 2
In the Roman Catholic Church, officially declared a saint.
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