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Adjective: canonised  'ka-nu,nIzd
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: canonized)
  1. Accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
    "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonised";
    - canonized, glorified
Verb: canonise  'ka-nu,nIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: canonize)
  1. Treat as a sacred person
    "He canonises women";
    - canonize
     
  2. (religion) 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

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

Encyclopedia: Canonised

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