Synonyms for canonize
ˈkæn əˌnaɪzcan·on·ize

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1. canonize, canonise, saintverb

   declare (a dead person) to be a saint

   "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"

   Synonyms:
   saint, canonise, enshrine

2. canonize, canoniseverb

   treat as a sacred person

   "He canonizes women"

   Synonyms:
   saint, canonise

Matched Categories

1. • Declare
   • Glorify
   • Religion

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1. canonizeverb

   Synonyms:
   declare a saint, make a saint of, enroll in the canon

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How to use canonize in a sentence?

1. Pope Francis:

   In September, God willing, I will canonize Junipero Serra in the United States, who was the evangelizer of the west of the United States.

2. Jimmy Kimmel:

   My intention is not to canonize Kobe Bryant or make judgments about things I don't know anything about, but I will say Kobe Bryant loved Kobe Bryant family, Kobe Bryant worked very hard, and Kobe Bryant brought a lot of joy to a lot of people in this city and we're going to miss Kobe Bryant.

3. Olin Tezcatlipoca:

   Our protest is to tell the Pope that by canonizing Junipero Serra, they want to canonize colonialism, they want to canonize white supremacy and they want to canonize the genocide of our people. And that is an immoral act.

4. Guzman Carriquiry:

   They want to remove the only Hispanic there, exactly when the first Hispanic pope in history will canonize him. That would not be an extraordinary welcome in a land that puts itself forward as an example of multi-cultural tolerance.

5. John Cavadini:

   He doesn’t thereby canonize or dogmatize a scientific theory, which by its very nature is subject to falsification and revision, but it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.