canonize C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief Also spelled canonisation US /ˈkænəˌnaɪz/ UK /ˈkænənaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to declare officially a saint; to treat as authoritative or sacred The pope moved to canonize the long-revered nun. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to declare officially a... sanctifybeatifyglorifydeifyconsecrate ↔ Opposites excommunicateanathematize Word family Forms canonisedcanonization Derived forms canonizationcanonizer Related forms canoncanonicalcanonic Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin canonizāre ('to admit to the canon of saints'), from Latin canōn ('rule, list'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('rule'). canonizāre Latin kanōn Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Religion & Belief Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # canonize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkænəˌnaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkænənaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to declare officially a saint; to treat as authoritative or sacred ## Examples - The pope moved to canonize the long-revered nun. ## Synonyms - sanctify - beatify - glorify - deify - consecrate ## Antonyms - excommunicate - anathematize ## Derived Forms - canonization - canonizer ## Related Forms - canon - canonical - canonic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: canonizāre - Root: kanōn ## Etymology From Medieval Latin canonizāre ('to admit to the canon of saints'), from Latin canōn ('rule, list'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('rule'). ## AI Etymology Canonize comes from Medieval Latin canonizāre ('to admit to the canon of saints'), from Latin canōn ('rule, list'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('rule'). The historical trail runs through canonizāre in Latin and kanōn in Ancient Greek. Used as a verb, canonize now means "declare officially a saint; to treat as authoritative or sacred", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as canonization and canonizer and related forms such as canon, canonical, and canonic. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Religion & Belief - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown