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verb

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1. To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

   Example: Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173.

   Synonyms:saint
   Antonyms:uncanonize

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.

   Antonyms:uncanonize

4. (by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work) as one of a group of works representative of a particular field.