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

1. Treat as a sacred person
   "He canonises women"
   - canonize
    
2. Declare (a dead person) to be a saint
   "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonised"
   - canonize, saint

See also: authorised [Brit], authorized, canon, canonisation [Brit]

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

Encyclopedia: Canonise