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1. Accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
   "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized";
   - canonised [Brit], glorified

1. (religion) declare (a dead person) to be a saint
   "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized";
   - canonise [Brit], saint
    
2. Treat as a sacred person
   "He canonizes women";
   - canonise [Brit]

See also: authorised [Brit], authorized

Type of: adjudge, declare, exalt, extol, glorify, hold, laud, proclaim

Encyclopedia: Canonized