canonize

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English canonizen (“to declare as a saint; to appoint to an ecclesiastical office”), from Old French canonisier (modern French canoniser (“to canonize”)), or from its etymon Medieval Latin, Late Latin canōnizāre, the present active infinitive of Latin canōnizō (“to recognize as a saint, canonize; to declare as authoritative or official”), from Latin canōn (“measuring line; (figurative) precept, rule, canon; authorized catalogue”) + -izō (suffix forming verbs). The English word is analysable as canon (“general principle, rule; authoritative group of works; catalogue of saints canonized in the Roman Catholic Church”) +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkænənaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkænəˌnaɪz/ Hyphenation: ca‧non‧ize === Verb === canonize (third-person singular simple present canonizes, present participle canonizing, simple past and past participle canonized) (transitive, American spelling, Oxford British English) (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints. Synonym: saint Antonym: uncanonize (figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour. (Christianity) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon. Antonym: uncanonize (by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field. (chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction. Antonym: uncanonize ==== Alternative forms ==== canonise (non-Oxford British English) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== beatify === References === === Further reading === biblical canon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia canonization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Verb === canonize inflection of canonizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative