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Princeton's WordNet

  1. canonize, canoniseverb

    treat as a sacred person

    "He canonizes women"

  2. canonize, canonise, saintverb

    declare (a dead person) to be a saint

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

Wikipedia

  1. canonise

    Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of saints, or authorized list of that communion's recognized saints.

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  1. canonise

    Canonise is the act or process of declaring a deceased person as a saint, according to the protocols or standards set by a church, usually the Roman Catholic Church. This often involves verifying miracles and virtuous deeds attributed to that person. Canonisation can also refer to the process of accepting or recognising something as genuine, legitimate, or valid.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of canonise in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of canonise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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