canonize
/ˈkænəˌnaɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.85 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
American usage; Transitive verb
verb
To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
American usage; Transitive verb
verb
To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
American usage; Transitive verb
verb
To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
American usage; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Thomas Becket was canonized in 1173."
- "Wée maye woorſhippe neyther the Virgine Marie, neyther the Apoſtles, neyther any Saincte, neyther make holy dayes, or Temples for them, muche leſſe Canonize them, which comprehendeth all theſe."
- "In heaven, are the ſowls of men departed in the popiſh fayth, and delivered from purgatorie: ſome of which, the Pope canonizeth for Saincts, whom the people on earth are religiouſly to honour and pray unto, as their mediators with God."
- "He muſt be of an eaſie belief, that can be certainly perſwaded that every one whom the Pope Canonizeth, and putteth into the Liſt of Saints, is ſo indeed."
- "Where to pray to thy suppositious saints? Where has it taught thee to enjoin men to pray to imaginary saints, whom thou canonizest from time to time?"
- "Nay, where pilgrimages are not successful, they begin to canonise saints, not in honor of the saints—for they are sufficiently honored without canonisation—but in order to draw crowds and bring in money."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn)bor. Latin canōn Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Medieval Latin canōnizōbor. Old French canonisierbor. Middle English canonizen English canonize 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: canonizen, canonisier, -, canōnizāre, canōnizō, canōn
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkænəˌnaɪz/
- British English: /ˈkænənaɪz/
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
canonisable
canonizable
canonised
canonized
canoniser
canonizer
canonising
canonizing
decanonize
noncanonised
noncanonized
recanonize