Dictionary Entry
canonize
canonize is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
- 2transitive verb
To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.
- 3transitive verb
To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.
- 4verb
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
"After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"
- 5verb
treat as a sacred person
"He canonizes women"
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