Synonyms for canonize

Synonyms for (verb) canonize

Synonyms: canonise, canonize, saint

Definition: declare (a dead person) to be a saint

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

Similar words: hold, declare, adjudge

Definition: declare to be

Usage: She was declared incompetent; judge held that the defendant was innocent


Synonyms: canonise, canonize

Definition: treat as a sacred person

Usage: He canonizes women

Similar words: proclaim, laud, glorify, exalt, extol

Definition: praise, glorify, or honor

Usage: extol the virtues of one's children; glorify one's spouse's cooking


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