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CANONISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they canonise ... he / she / it canonises
Past simple: canonised
-ing form: canonising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Declare (a dead person) to be a saint
Example:
After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "canonise" is one way to...):
adjudge; declare; hold (declare to be)
Domain category:
faith; organized religion; religion (an institution to express belief in a divine power)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
canon (a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church)
canonisation ((Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Example:
He canonizes women
Synonyms:
canonise; canonize
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "canonise" is one way to...):
exalt; extol; glorify; laud; proclaim (praise, glorify, or honor)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody