canonize, canonise, saint
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be a saint; “After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”
canonize, canonise
(verb) treat as a sacred person; “He canonizes women”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
canonize (third-person singular simple present canonizes, present participle canonizing, simple past and past participle canonized) (US, Oxford)
(transitive) To establish as a formal, standard rule.
(transitive) To declare (a person) as a saint.
(transitive) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honour.
Source: Wiktionary
Can"on*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canonized; p. pr. & vb. n. Canonizing.] Etym: [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L. canon.. See Canon.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized.
2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor. Fame in time to come canonize us. Shak.
2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
